The United States Supreme Court has held that the evidentiary standards for “reverse discrimination” claims under federal employment law must be the same as those set for claims brought by members of minority groups…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A recent ruling from the United States District Court for the District of Central California in the lawsuit against Miley Cyrus and others for the song “Flowers” highlighted the power that a single copyright co-owner holds in…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. Please reach out to any of the authors, listed above, to discuss these issues…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today:
Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, No. 23-1039: This case addresses whether majority-group plaintiffs are held to a heighted evidentiary standard in…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
When direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. and its affiliates (together, “23andMe”) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 24, 2025, they possessed data from over 15 million customers. Specifically,…
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/ Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection, MLM Consulting / Network Marketing, Privacy
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases today:
Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, No. 24-568: This case involves an Illinois law that required mail-in ballots to be counted as long as…
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/ Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Government Contracting
On May 29, 2025 the Supreme Court issued a decision that has the practical effect of reducing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, and making it more likely that agency environmental reviews will…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Transportation
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, No. 23-975: This case concerns the scope of federal court review over an agency’s…
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/ Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
President Trump exceeded his emergency authority when he imposed tariffs on Canadian, Chinese, and Mexican origin goods citing border issues, and global reciprocal tariffs the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) said on…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
In a precedential opinion entered on May 7, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a jury verdict invalidating claims of two patents for anticipation and obviousness over the prior art…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 15, 2025, a District Court struck portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) 2024 guidance pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity under Title VII…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On May 19, 2025, Washington became the third state to provide unemployment benefits to striking workers. The other states include New York and New Jersey…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The Dorsey Trademark, Copyright + Advertising team is back from the 2025 International Trademark Association Meeting. It was one for the books. We mixed and mingled with old and new colleagues and as well as our friends from…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On Thursday, May 22, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions:
Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909: This case addresses the elements of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343…
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/ Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Education Law
On Monday, May 19, 2025, Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum establishing the “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the “Memorandum”), in the latest signal that DOJ intends to…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Contracting
