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Tee Up For A Cause: Ward And Smith Hits The Green To End Homelessness

The Greenville Community Shelter serves the homeless and those at risk of homelessness by providing safe housing, and assisting them in developing a long-term plan that leads to self-sufficiency.

United States Commercial

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Good in Practice | Episode 26: Mercy for Survivors: How Pro Bono Lobbying Helped Pass Landmark Human Trafficking Legislation in Texas (Podcast)

A Greenberg Traurig shareholder discusses her multi-year pro bono legislative effort that resulted in groundbreaking Texas legislation allowing human trafficking survivors to use duress as a legal defense...

United States Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Cuba Executive Order Exposes Non-U.S. Companies And Financial Institutions To Significant New Sanctions Risk

On May 1, 2026, President Trump issued an E.O. pursuant to IEEPA authorizing the imposition of sanctions on non-U.S. individuals and entities, including foreign financial institutions, engaged in certain conduct related to Cuba.

United States International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

United States Targets Dealings Of Foreign Companies And Financial Institutions With Cuba

On May 1, 2026, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14404, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security...

Worldwide Government

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Mayer Brown

Judge Rotenberg Center Executive Director Glenda Crookes On Federal Policy And Specialized Care (Podcast)

United States Healthcare

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Bracewell

To (Try And) Delist Or Not Delist: That Is The Question!

United States Government

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Podcast - Finding The Truth (Video)

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

Counsel Alison M. Dreizen Featured On Bloomberg Law Podcast

United States Government

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

When Credit Repair Helps Survivors Of Human Trafficking Start Over [Podcast]

United States Government

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Moore & Van Allen

Interpol Red Notices And Extradition: What Happens After An International Alert

United States Criminal

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Friling Law

Getting Ahead Of The Red Notice: Pre-emptive Requests

United States Compliance

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Friling Law

FAO Development Law Service Will Hold April 30 Webinar On The Rights Of Nature

Worldwide Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Risk & Resilience Quarterly: April 2026

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Emerging Risk: Enabling Sanctions Violations

United States Government

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The Wallenstein Law Group

What Do Employers Need To Know About Independent Contractors And California EDD Payroll Tax Audits? (Video)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Insurance Coverage Leasing Lessons From A Slip-and-Fall Dispute

United States Insurance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

For Whom The Discovery Tolls: Your Privacy Notice May Help Time-Bar Website Wiretapping Claims

United States Privacy

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Podcast - The New Rules Of Healthcare Fraud Enforcement

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Navigating Investment In Venezuela: A Consolidated Guide To Current OFAC Licenses

Over the past decade, the United States has levied one of its most far-reaching economic sanctions regimes against Venezuela targeting corruption, human rights abuses...

United States Government

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Bracewell

Developing Key Performance Indicators For Human Rights Programs In The Technology Sector

Steptoe facilitated a cohort of human rights and related experts from 13 leading technology companies in developing practical guidance on how to develop effective KPIs, and how they can be used to assist in strengthening the performance of human rights programs across the tech sector.

United States Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

Appellate Division Confirms State Law Mandating Landlord Participation In Section 8 Is Unconstitutional

On March 5, 2026, Bond, Schoeneck & King secured a unanimous decision from the Appellate Division holding that the New York State Human Rights Law violates the Fourth Amendment to the extent...

United States Real Estate

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Business And Human Rights In The Defense Sector: The Demand For Due Diligence

Human rights due diligence demands for defense companies are rapidly expanding. Those demands come from regulations regarding defense and dual use articles, and increasingly autonomous weaponry...

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

U.S. Declares National Emergency On Cuba And Announces Tariff Framework Targeting Oil Suppliers

United States International

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK Online Safety In The Spotlight: Enforcement, Expansion, And The Importance Of Proportionality

United States Media & IT

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Amendment To NYC’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act (GMVA) Expands Survivors’ Rights And Reopens Lookback Window Through July 2027

United States Litigation

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

All Eyes Down Under: Australia's Social Media Ban

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New York Codifies Disparate Impact Liability Under The State Human Rights Law

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

What To Expect From A Sexual Assault Investigation At A High-Level Corporate Job

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

2025 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Where Have All The Protests Gone?

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

One Year After The Fall Of Assad: Syria's Fragile Transition

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

Our Top 10 Predicted Business And Human Rights Issues For 2026

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

American Youth Climate Litigants Take The International Stage As U.S. Litigation Continues

United States Government

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Jones Day

2025 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Where Have All The Protests Gone?

On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its annual report on bid protests for fiscal year 2025, containing the full statistics shown below:

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

One Year After The Fall Of Assad: Syria's Fragile Transition

On December 8, 2025, Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

Our Top 10 Predicted Business And Human Rights Issues For 2026

While business and human rights has, for many years, been unpredictable, the volatility of 2025 feels unprecedented.

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

American Youth Climate Litigants Take The International Stage As U.S. Litigation Continues

On March 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Juliana v. United States (Case No. 24-645), essentially ending this youth climate case...

United States Government

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Jones Day

INTERPOL Red Notices And Diffusions: Legal Risks, Immigration Consequences, And Strategic Defense

United States Immigration

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Friling Law

U.S. Agencies Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note On Sanctions And Export Controls Relief For Syria

On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and State issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (the "Note") outlining the scope of recent U.S. sanctions...

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New York City Commission On Human Rights 2025 Annual Report Reveals Operational Priorities

NYCCHR's annual report summarizes and highlights the agency's achievements in the past fiscal year and identifies the NYCCHR's goals for the coming year.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Lauren Zimmerman Shares Insights Into The Fight Against Book Banning

Selendy Gay's pro bono practice is at the forefront of the fight against book banning in America's public school libraries. Representing the authors of the popular children's book "And Tango Makes Three" in litigation...

United States Government

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Selendy Gay

CVA/HTA Practice Group Newsletter

Welcome to the third edition of our Child Victims Act/Human Trafficking & Assault (CVA/HTA) Practice's newsletter.

United States Government

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

SHUT UP: A Former Drill Sergeant's Guide To Understanding Your 31(b) Rights Under The UCMJ

United States Government

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Tully Rinckey

PA's Chester County Creates Human Rights Commission; Employers To Face Expanded List Of Protected Classes

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Do You Have To Tell Your Employer About Your Disability In NY?

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

ESG In BITs (Part I): Why ESG Provisions In Recent International Investment Treaties Matter

Worldwide Environment

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Lawyering With Purpose—Human Rights, Culture & Social Responsibility With Archana Kotecha (Podcast)

Worldwide Government

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Sanctions Update: September 8, 2025

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Illinois Eliminates Fact Finding Conferences For Department Of Human Rights Charges

United States Government

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

2025 Amendments To Illinois Human Rights Act: Fact Finding Conferences No Longer Mandatory; Employers To Face New Civil Penalties

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Federal Judge Dismisses High-profile Case Involving Allegations Of Racial Discrimination In Appraisals

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

UK Supreme Court Sets A High Bar For Challenges To Sanctions Designations

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Update On Title IX Enforcement – OCR Is Moving Beyond Sports

United States Consumer

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Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP

As The Global Energy Transition Advances, Business Centered On Rights Remains Good Business

United States Government

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Foley Hoag LLP

Client Alert: US Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Flexible Personal Jurisdiction Test For Foreign Defendants

United States Government

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Jenner & Block

Sanctions Update: July 21, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Providing For The Revocation Of Syria Sanctions (Trump EO Tracker)

United States International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Podcast - Finding The Truth (Video)

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Holland & Knight

Were You Affected By The University Of Michigan Data Breach? Your Rights, Legal Options & How To Seek Compensation. (Video)

Traverse Legal

Human Trafficking: A Global Issue (Video)

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Jones Day

Power, Politics, And Perspective: Inclusive America Co-Founder Mark Hanis On Creating A Government As Diverse As The People (Video)

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Women's Suffrage - A Timeline (Video)

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Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

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