On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, an executive order (“EO” or the “Order”) intended to establish uniform, nationwide guidance on artificial intelligence (“AI”). The EO seeks to address the growing patchwork of state-level AI legislation across the United States. According to...
Renowned climber and RPJ client Alex Honnold is preparing for one of the most ambitious and unconventional feats of his career: a live, rope-free ascent of Taipei 101, the 1,667-foot skyscraper in Taiwan, to be broadcast globally on Netflix on January 23 as Skyscraper Live. Best known for his historic...
Nicole Page’s recent Realscreen article highlights how, amid unprecedented funding cuts, political pressures, and consolidation threatening the non-fiction film and television sector, new collective-action efforts are offering real pathways forward. She details how coordinated advocacy – exemplified by the successful coalition effort that RPJ helped lead to overturn unlawful NEH...
RPJ congratulates our client, the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), on their first professional staged reading of the #SayHerName: The Lives that Should Have Been play, presented this past Monday at the Atlantic Theater Company in honor of #SayHerName’s 11th anniversary. Developed from interviews with members of the #SayHerName Mothers’...
In a recent article for Business Insider, RPJ's Alice K. Jump comments on the $11.5 million verdict issued against the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). On December 5th, a federal jury found SHRM liable for racially discriminating against and retaliating against former employee Rehab Mohamed, awarding her $1.5 million...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman Effective February 22, 2026, employees in New York City will have expanded rights under the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA or the “Act”). Currently, ESSTA entitles covered employees to accrue 40 or 56 hours of sick and safe leave annually, depending...
On Monday, December 1, RPJ hosted attorneys and aspiring lawyers, all Friends Seminary graduates, in our New York office. The gathering, which brought together professionals in the legal industry ranging from the judiciary, private practice and government service, provided an excellent opportunity for sharing insights and strengthening bonds across generations....
By Alice K. Jump Thanksgiving is a moment to pause, breathe, and take inventory of the everyday gifts that surround us. This year, we salute just some of our neighborhood gems who make the RPJ environment and our workday a little easier. Taza Deli First of all gratitude goes to...
By Tyla A. Swinton Spooky season is over, but do you still get the feeling that you are being watched? Well, if you live in the five boroughs of New York City, you likely are. New York City, America’s largest metropolis, is a space of both visibility and vulnerability. We...
by Gregory P. Feit When accusations of sexual harassment or assault are made public, the alleged perpetrators will not infrequently respond by filing defamation claims against their accusers. For a recent, especially high-profile example, see Justin Baldoni’s countersuit against Blake Lively.[1] Allegations of sexual harassment that would otherwise be defamatory...