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On April 22, the European Union lifted all sanctions on Burma except an arms embargo.

California State Court became the first in the nation to rule that a retailer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act due to a website that is not accessible to individuals with vision-related disabilities.

On February 16, 2023, a Jenner & Block team filed a pro bono amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a case challenging Senate Bill 8 in Texas.

The past several years have seen a slew of high-profile excessive force cases against law enforcement officers, often highlighted by cell phone video.

On Sept. 19, 2023, the Virginia Court of Appeals held in Fogleman v. Commonwealth of Virginia, that the General Assembly has not waived sovereign immunity under the Virginia Human Rights Act...

From 1966 through 2007, the City of Key West, Florida prohibited the operation of any tattoo parlors.

As reported in an earlier blog post, a model, whose stock photo was used in an New York State ad campaign advocating for the rights of HIV+ people ...

Governmental entities need to be wary of law firms claiming to represent unidentified web users who allege that the entity's website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

As we reported in July of 2014, the DOJ is working on final regulations that would require movie theatres with digital screens to show movies with closed captioning and audio description.

Restaurants and bars qualify as "public accommodations" under federal law, even if they're a private business.

I was talking with a family practice physician a couple of weeks ago. She asked what I did for a living and we started to discuss various issues that involve both our professional lives.

Even if done for what may appear to be a benign reason, professional apartment management cannot put overly restrictive rules in place which have the look of controlling the free movement of children around the community.

I got a question from a client concerning use of illegal substances and if use of an illegal substance qualified as a disability under applicable fair housing law.

I get this question from time to time: "Do you have a list of recognized disabilities under federal law and/or the Fair Housing Act (FHA)."

In a significant move to regulate artificial intelligence in the workplace, the Illinois Legislature amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to address the growing use of AI at various points throughout the employment process.

The European Parliament today voted overwhelmingly in favor of adopting a regulation banning all products made with forced labor from the European Union, with 555 votes in favor, ...

On March 6, 2024, the SEC issued its long-awaited climate disclosure rule, which mandates the disclosure of climate-related risks and Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, among other things.

It's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.