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Jenner & Block Secures Preliminary Injunction Blocking Utah's Age-Verification Mandate for VPN Users

Jenner & Block secured a preliminary injunction on behalf of Aylo Freesites Ltd, the owner and operator of Pornhub, YouPorn, and RedTube, blocking Utah from enforcing an amendment to its age-verification law. On September 24, a federal judge held the amendment likely violates the dormant Commerce Clause....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Wins Emergency Relief for Association of American Universities to Protect Donor Privacy

Jenner & Block won a temporary restraining order for the Association of American Universities (AAU) on October 1, hours before the US Department of Education was set to publish the names of foreign donors to American universities on its website.

Newest Executive Order Taking Aim at DEI in Federal Contracting: What Government Contractors and Subcontractors Need to Know

Attention government contractors and subcontractors, a new Executive Order (EO) demands your immediate attention. Titled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, the order, issued March 26, directs federal agencies to begin inserting a new clause prohibiting what the EO terms “racially discriminatory DEI activities” into contracts within 30 days. The EO’s text reaches more broadly than prior purported DEI preclusion efforts. Here is what you need to know....READ MORE

GSA PSA: New Certifications for All Federal Funding Recipients and How to Prepare

The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced proposed updates to certification requirements for federal grantees on the System for Award Management (SAM, available at sam.gov), the GSA-run, official US Government system for, among other things, recipients of federal funding to make representations and certifications about their organizations. These proposed changes, published in a Federal Register notice on January 28, 2026, would impact all entities receiving federal financial a...READ MORE

DOJ’s New Affirmative Litigation Branch: What It Means for Companies Caught in the Crossfire

The Department of Justice has quietly created a new power center that will expand its ability to pursue investigations and bring politically charged lawsuits against both corporations and state actors. For companies navigating federal scrutiny across multiple regulatory fronts—from consumer protection to immigration—this shift could reshape how enforcement risk manifests in 2026 and beyond. Below, we discuss what this shift means—and how your organization should be preparing in anticipation of a...READ MORE