HHS Cybersecurity Performance Goals and the Healthcare Industry -
The healthcare industry is a major target for cyberattacks because of all of the personal information collected from patients. Recognizing that the healthcare...more
3/8/2024
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Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in Harvard, UNC Admissions in Blow to Diversity Efforts -
"In one of its most closely watched cases this year, the court ruled along ideological lines that the way the schools approached race...more
7/5/2023
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Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
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Federal infrastructure funding is coming to North Carolina and Pennsylvania! Recently, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced an award of $1.2 billion in grants for nine projects around the country. This includes...more
EEOC Increases Scrutiny on Discrimination and Harassment in the Construction Industry as Federal Infrastructure Dollars Start Flowing -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) plans to prioritize its efforts to...more
3/1/2023
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Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden -
“The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more
2/1/2023
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Legal Challenges Mount for Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan -
“Six Republican-led states and a libertarian policy organization sued the Biden administration over its plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan...more
10/19/2022
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Welcome to our second edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. We hope you enjoyed our first issue and found it helpful. Our aim is to support the work that you do by bringing...more
7/20/2022
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Recently, we have seen a flurry of congressional and executive activity on the issue of nondiscrimination in banking. In October 2020, Senators Warren and Booker, along with other Democratic senators, introduced the Fair...more