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In a recent feature, The Lawyer profiled Jenner & Block’s Global Hearing Preparation Practice and its leading role supporting organizations involved in public hearings worldwide. The article highlights Jenner’s reputation as the go-to firm for preparing clients to appear before legislative committees, inquiries, and other public forums around the world. With a sharp rise in public scrutiny and legal risk across jurisdictions—from Washington D.C. to Westminster to Canberra—our team helps global c

In an article for Law360, Partner Will Weaver, Associates Isabel Farhi and Ben Hand, and Policy Assistant John Menton examine the increasing intersection between litigation and regulatory risks that are reshaping the legal landscape in the US, a trend anticipated to intensify under the current Trump administration.

In an article for Law360, Partner Amy Gallegos and Associate Isabel Farhi analyze the US Supreme Court’s recent rulings concerning the intersection of the First Amendment and online platforms. They discuss the Court’s fact-specific approach in three cases that examine this intersection from different perspectives, evaluating laws regulating online platform content moderation, government communications with platforms about their content moderation, and government officials’ use of social media.

In Chapter 13 in the American Bar Association’s annual publication, The State of Criminal Justice 2024, Partners Anne Cortina Perry, Shoba Pillay, and Joanna Wright, and Associates Emily Mannheimer, Isabel Farhi, and Illyana Green discuss the legal landscape for abortion care following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org. in 2022, which reversed Roe v. Wade. 

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina. In a 6-3 decision[1]authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Court held that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and UNC violate the US Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. While the Equal Protection Clause applies only to government actors, the Court noted that it would continue to interpret Title VI coexten

The Supreme Court’s recent and much-anticipated decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith redefines the contours of the fair use defense to copyright infringement. The Court ruled in favor of respondent Lynn Goldsmith, holding that the licensing to a magazine of an Andy Warhol print depicting the recording artist Prince did not constitute fair use of Goldsmith’s photograph on which the print was based. The Court’s analysis was limited to the first of the four stat

On May 18, the Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Gonzalez v. Google LLC,[1]the first case in which the Supreme Court has considered the contours of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § 230, known as the “twenty-six words that created the internet.”[2]The Court declined to address Section 230’s applicability to YouTube’s recommendation algorithm, leaving the current Section 230 protections of algorithmically generated recommendations—as decided by lower cou

January 22, 2023, marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed the federal constitutional right to abortion. It has been seven months since that decision was overturned.

The federal government started 2023 by clarifying important legal issues surrounding the use of medications for abortions. These changes come after much uncertainty—and controversy—around the availability of medication abortion triggered by the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

In Part I of this series, released in the days after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision issued, we discussed the impact of the decision on American businesses, the risks of which they should be aware, and offered guidance for how companies could proactively respond to the changing legal landscape. In Part II, we outlined the status of abortion across the states in the immediate aftermath of the decision.

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Authored by Justice Alito, the decision, which hewed closely to the draft opinion that was leaked on May 2, 2022, upheld the Mississippi abortion ban at issue (6-3) and further held that the Constitution does not grant a right to abortion (5-4), overturning the landmark decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. Four justices—Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanau

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Authored by Justice Alito, the decision held that the Constitution does not grant a right to abortion (5-4), overturning the landmark decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. In the absence of a federal constitutional right to abortion, abortion procedures and medication will be governed only by the laws of each state. 

As detailed in several prior alerts, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)—Congress’s signature small business relief program in the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)—was rolled out in early April to immediate, overwhelming demand and weeks of questions and controversy.  Borrowers quickly soaked up its initial $349 billion, leading Congress to authorize an additional $310 billion in funding in late April with the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program

Earlier this month, the Small Business Administration (SBA) launched the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Congress’s headline-making small business relief program under the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).  The launch was met with news reports of implementation challenges, as banks struggled to apply the eligibility rules and meet enormous demand, and regulators responded with increased incentives for them to participate.  After funds quickly ran out and

In an article for Bloomberg, Partner Michael W. Ross and Law Clerk Isabel Farhi discuss how some tech startups are failing to meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for financial support under the CARES Act.  The authors examine why tech-startups have largely been ignored in the stimulus program’s policies, for both the Paycheck Protection Program aimed at small businesses, and the announced Main Street Program, aimed at larger businesses.  The authors suggest that technology and innovatio

On March 27, 2020, Congress passed a historic $2 trillion package to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic (the CARES Act or the Act).[1]  One of the law’s key programs is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which extends $349 billion in fully forgivable loans to small businesses, generally those with 500 or fewer employees, through the US Small Business Administration (SBA).  In the past week, the SBA and the US Department of Treasury have issued initial guidance for t

On March 27, 2020, Congress passed a historic $2 trillion stimulus package to address economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”).  The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”) provides relief principally through direct payouts and loans to businesses of all sizes in the United States, and supports numerous government programs intended to provide a lifeline to the nation’s struggling workforce.  Support for businesses includes tax relief a