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Jenner & Block Secures Life-Changing Settlement for Native Foster Youth

Jenner & Block successfully represented a former foster youth and member of the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe in Humboldt County, California, who faced homelessness and the loss of critical services. The firm advocated for pro bono clients Madison Fisher and her tribe in litigation against the State of California and Humboldt County, securing $45,000 in compensation and a statewide policy change that will protect Native foster youth throughout California....READ MORE

A Family's Path from Gaza to Safety

A family had spent their entire lives in Gaza before having to flee the war in November 2023. After a year in Egypt, a Jenner & Block team secured the family a rarely granted humanitarian parole status, allowing them to travel to the United States with their two young children and settle with family there. However, abrupt changes in the legal landscape left the family suddenly vulnerable to removal....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Receives Daily Journal California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year Award for Landmark Settlement Protecting Native American Foster Youth 

The Daily Journal has honored a Jenner & Block team with a 2026 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award for their work in Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria v. California Department of Social Services —a pro bono matter that secured both individual justice and statewide policy change for Native American foster youth....READ MORE

DOJ Joins xAI in Lawsuit Challenging Colorado AI Act

For much of the last year, the Trump Administration has signaled its opposition to state AI regulation that, in its view, could stifle innovation and impede the country’s ability to win the AI race. In its most recent salvo, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, April 24, intervened in a lawsuit brought by xAI challenging Colorado’s SB24-205 (the Colorado AI Act). The DOJ alleges that the Colorado AI Act violates the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution, both by compelling AI d...READ MORE

What’s Next for State AI Regulation

States are playing a critical role in the development of AI policy in the United States, as serious legislative efforts at the federal level remain stalled. The Trump Administration and Republican Congress have signaled they plan to take a business-friendly, light-touch approach to AI regulation that prioritizes American innovation and emphasizes competition with China, and there is little prospect of Congress moving a substantive AI bill in the current political climate. Instead, states are mov...READ MORE

Client Alert: New Rules for Data Flows Take Effect: What You Need to Know

On April 8, 2025, the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) final rule (Final Rule)1regulating certain sensitive US data transfers took effect. DOJ has made clear that it will take steps to enforce these regulations. Fortunately, entities seeking to understand their obligations under the Final Rule can benefit from an additional 90-day period to come into compliance....READ MORE