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On July 8, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit brought against Exxon Mobil Corp. ("ExxonMobil") by Acehnese villagers, alleging that the company and its Indonesian subsidiary are liable for killings, torture, and other human rights abuses committed by the Indonesian military.

On February 28, 2023, The Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held its long anticipated first hearing.

Companies can expect to see ramped up enforcement on forced labor and increased scrutiny in their supply chains, among other trade-related initiatives of the new Biden Administration.

In O’Connor v. Washburn University, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal held that Washburn University, a municipal university in Topeka, Kansas, that is funded by city and county taxes, did not have to remove a statue many Catholics found offensive.

The Business and Human Rights Working Group of the International Bar Association released draft guidance on implementation of the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Troy Davis was executed in Georgia a couple of weeks ago right after a flurry of attention that led to a brief stay ordered by the Supreme Court.

On February 14, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Child Victims Act (CVA), which greatly expanded the right of childhood sexual assault survivors.

On March 14, New York City became the first major municipality in the United States to adopt legislation mandating accessibility standards for all of its government agency websites.

On November 16, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law requiring records of certain past criminal convictions to be sealed.

Anyone in Florida "willfully misrepresenting oneself as being qualified to use a service animal or being a trainer of a service animal" could face up to 60 days in jail...

More than a Resource: Water, Business, and Human Rights, a recent report by the Institute for Human Rights and Business ("IHRB") calls on companies to take action to respect the human right to water.

On November 12, The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) released the results of its 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark.

After months of closed-door discussions, Congress this week released the text of the negotiated National Defense Reauthorization Act ("NDAA") for appropriating defense funds in fiscal year 2017.

On December 20, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order ("Order") 13818 titled "Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuses or Corruption".

Withers partnered with United Nations human rights experts (the "U.N. Mandate Holders") to file an amici curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court (the "Supreme Court")...

We previously discussed sanctions measures that have been enacted in several jurisdictions as a response to the conflict in Ukraine on...

How do you tackle the complicated and often seemingly insurmountable problem of human rights abuses around the world?

Federal ADA Title III lawsuit filings have reached 5,006 cases at mid-year 2026, marking the highest level since 2021 and suggesting a potential record-breaking year ahead. California continues to dominate with 2,426 cases, while new plaintiffs' firms enter the market and filing patterns shift across states. Will 2026 surpass the all-time high of 11,452 lawsuits set in 2021?