by Janiel Jones | Jun 30, 2022
Earlier this week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Whole Foods’ ban on workers wearing Black Lives Matter face masks did not amount to race-based discrimination or retaliation. In this case, Frith v. Whole Foods Mkt., Inc., the plaintiffs sued after...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 30, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! On the penultimateday of OT21, the Court handed down two more decisions: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (No. 21-429), holding that the federal and state governments have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians in Indian...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 28, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! While the world continued to react Friday’s decision in Dobbs, The Nine were back this morning with three more: In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (No. 21-418), a 6-3 Court held that the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First...
by Jenna Schwerdtle | Jun 27, 2022
On June 21, 2022, key provisions of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) took effect. As a result, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began to apply a presumption that all imports of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 27, 2022
Partner Michael Kasdan authored an article in Bloomberg Law entitled, “Don’t Write Off NFTs—They Will Be Around a Long Time.” The article discusses the risks of this emerging space, but also explains the range of potential applications for NFTs and why...
