Last week, Columbia Law School graciously hosted RPJ Summer Interns, Clara Kolker and Joshua Blankstein, and RPJ Paralegal, Ariana Zhao, at the Law School’s International and Comparative Law Program. The Program’s two-day “Introduction to Negotiation” course, attended by the RPJ team at the invitation of Dean Adam Kolker, was taught...
The Supreme Court is on a tear, ignoring precedent and settled legal principles with seeming abandon. However, in its recent, less controversial decision, Mallory v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., No. 21-1168, 2023 WL 4187749 (U.S. June 27, 2023), the Court affirmed century-old precedent and held that a corporation would have...
The first gay pride march was held in New York City on June 28, 1970, the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Over time, the one-day celebration has expanded to a month-long commemoration of LGBTQ+ pride, with various festivities scheduled throughout the entire month of June, now officially pride month....
Featured in Realscreen, RPJ Partner Nicole Page and Senior Associate Daniel Ain cover the recent Supreme Court Case, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, which is sure to have huge effects on fair use doctrine. Nicole and Dan explain potential new copyright infringement claims that may...
By Daniel Jason Ain As the Writers Guild of America strike continues into its second month, with no immediate end in sight, it looks as though members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) will likely avoid a similar fate. Last week, the DGA National Board unanimously recommended to its...
In United States v. Patel – a labor-side criminal antitrust case brought in federal district court in Connecticut[1] – six individuals were recently acquitted of charges of having entered into an illegal conspiracy to restrict hiring and recruiting in the aerospace industry. The decision highlights difficulties in the criminal prosecution...
As recounted by my colleagues Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman in their recent article, on May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and access to public accommodation on the basis of someone’s actual or perceived height or weight. By...
By Alice K. Jump and Ariana Zhao The source of the leak that formed the basis for a series of The New York Times articles involving accusations of sexual misconduct against former CBS President Leslie Roy Moonves (a/k/a Les Moonves) was recently identified as former Covington & Burling LLP document...
I recently have been involved in a labor arbitration where a local union of employees at a federal penitentiary successfully challenged the Bureau of Prisons’ discriminatory policy of excluding females from two posts because they might see a male inmate unclothed. The Arbitrator bifurcated the hearing so that the union,...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman On May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill that amends the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination based on weight and height in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The bill is expected to be...