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In Fox v. Vice, No. 10-114 (June 6, 2011), the U.S. Supreme Court held that, in civil rights cases where a plaintiff asserts both frivolous and non-frivolous claims, a defendant is entitled to recover, under 42 U.S.C. section 1988, the portion of its attorney's fees that would not have been incurred but for the frivolous claims.

Experiencing sexual assault in the workplace is difficult in any setting. In a high-level corporate environment, it can feel even more complicated. Power dynamics, reputation concerns, internal politics...

On October 5, 2015, Governor Brown signed the controversial End of Life Option Act, making California the fourth state to enact legislation allowing terminally ill individuals to take life-ending drugs.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed another petition for a writ of habeas corpus

Executive Summary: President Biden wasted no time following his inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, signing over a dozen executive actions

Effective January 1, 2008, a new California law will regulate the implantation of RFIDs and other identification devices in humans. California Senate Bill 362 prohibits any person from requiring, coercing, or compelling another individual to undergo the implanting of an "identification device" on or under the skin.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit holds that Title IX protects a transgender student's right to use the restroom that aligns with the student's gender identity.

On July 30, Pan American Silver announced the resolution of Gracia v. Tahoe Resources Inc. This marks the conclusion of the first of three claims against Canadian mining companie

While debate rumbles on over the extension of ‘failure to prevent' offences into the broad spectrum of financial crime, including fraud and money laundering, some have called for their introduction into an altogether different sphere: human rights.

Seyfarth Synopsis: Democrats now control both houses of the New York Legislature as well as the Governor's office.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk recently visited San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, bringing to the attention of high-level technology leaders the crucial need for companies to incorporate human rights ...

These changes will take effect 60 days after enactment of the new laws.

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Americans recognized the need to protect the nation’s food supply from bioterrorist attacks

On Oct. 24, 2024, the White House released a memorandum regarding the U.S.' need to advance its leadership in the development and use of AI models and AI-enabled technologies.

On April 13, 2017 in Janssen Cilag S.A.S v. France,[1] the European Court of Human Rights (the "Court") confirmed the validity of search and seizure operations carried out by the French Competition...

On May 24, 2024, the Council of the European Union gave its final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or directive) that was proposed by the European Commission in February 2022.

Litigation over State obligations to mitigate climate change intensifies globally, with NGOs and individuals pressuring corporations to cut emissions.