General Counsel & Legal Teams

Looking Ahead: Monitoring the 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term  October 2025 Key Insights Understanding the Supreme Court   When is the Supreme Court term?   Source: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/procedures   How do cases move through the Supreme Court?  Source: https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/supreme-court-procedures   What is a shadow docket?  The Supreme Court’s shadow docket, also called an emergency docket, involves issuing emergency orders and summary…

Navigating Regulatory Shifts: Understanding Current Legal and Compliance Trends  September 2025 Key Insights Department of Justice Subpoenas Institutions Providing Gender-Affirming Care for Youth  Following the U.S. v. Skrmetti ruling, which upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, the Department of Justice subpoenaed hospitals across the country, requesting sensitive medical and personal information about adolescent…

Navigating Compliance in a Shifting Legal Landscape  August 2025 Key Insights Understanding DOJ Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination On July 30, the US Department of Justice released guidance on what the Department considers unlawful discrimination for recipients of federal funding. It is important to note that even for those not receiving federal funds, DOJ will likely take the same view of the employment sections of the guidelines for all employers covered by the Civil Rights Act…

Inclusion Under Review: Understanding the Business Impacts of a Shifting Equality Landscape  July 2025 Key Insights Refresher on the Three Branches of Government  The U.S. Constitution separates the government into the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Each branch has a distinct role in drafting, approving, and interpreting federal laws and applying the Constitution. Using a…

Navigating this Moment of Public and Corporate Policy  June 2025 Key Insights In Focus: Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services  On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a standard used in nearly half of U.S. federal circuit courts that required members of majority groups to meet a higher standard to prove…

The First 100 Days May 2025 Key Insights What is an Executive Order? An executive order is a tool used by U.S. presidents to shape policy and direct federal agencies to implement defined directives. EOs apply to the federal government’s executive branch. Executive Orders are limited in their power.Executive Orders cannot override the U.S. Constitution,…