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Constitutional Challenges Equal Protection Anti-Discrimination Policies

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Ninth Circuit Rules on Caste as a Protected Class in CSU’s Anti-Discrimination Policy

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On March 12, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Kumar v. Koester, dismissing a constitutional challenge to a university’s anti-discrimination policy that added “caste” as a protected class. Effective January 1,...more

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Federal District Court Issues Partial Injunction of DEI Executive Orders

On Feb. 21, 2025, the federal district court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction partially enjoining two of President Trump’s executive orders: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Black History Month: Remembering the NJ-Born Physician Who Became the First Black Lawyer Admitted to Practice before the Supreme...

Born in Elsinborough Township in Salem County, New Jersey on October 13, 1825, John S. Rock was a person with amazing talents. After years of working as a physician, for health reasons he turned to the practice of law and in...more

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Illinois Law Requiring Certain Not-For-Profits to Disclose Demographic Data Challenged in Federal Court

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Illinois' General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act (Act) was amended to begin requiring certain Illinois not-for-profits to annually report on the demographics of their governing bodies as of January 1, 2025....more

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The Impact of Transgender Executive Order on New York Residents

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On January 20th, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Trust to the Federal Government.” The executive order included provisions for the...more

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