Missing in Brooks County, the influential feature documentary that follows two families as they search for missing children in Brooks County, Texas, and puts a human face on the fatal crossings by undocumented Mexican immigrants that has created the “largest cemetery” in the United States, will be premiering on PBS’s...
As New York City comes back to life, we are reviving our non-legal series about the neighborhood and city that RPJ inhabits and loves. Those of us who have ridden the subway to RPJ’s Madison Avenue offices in the past two years have taken advantage of a less crowded station...
In a 6-3 decision issued January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court cast significant doubt on the viability of a pillar of President Biden’s plan to fight to the spread of Covid-19. The Court’s majority held that challengers were likely to succeed on their claim that the Occupational Safety and Health...
Tomorrow, on January 7, 2022, the Supreme Court is expected to hear an oral argument regarding religious exemptions from a vaccine mandate by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency, with a focus on the limits of federal authority. As federal, state and local governments institute COVID-19...
RPJ congratulates client Wild Child Touring Inc. and Trans-Siberian Orchestra on TSO’s spectacular US tour, “Christmas Eve and Other Stories.” Devoted fans who flock to TSO concerts every year and first timers alike are delighting in TSO’s triumphant return to the road after TSO reluctantly cancelled its annual winter tour...
Yesterday, the Sundance Film Festival announced that Mija, directed by Isabel Castro and produced by Tabitha Breese, will participate in its World Cinema Documentary Competition. The feature follows 26-year-old music manager Doris Muñoz, as she works to launch the career of Chicanx pop stars while navigating her family’s undocumented legal...
New York Times film critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis have named documentary “Bring Your Own Brigade” one of the best films of the year. Following the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history, the film tells the story of the towns struggling to rebuild...
On December 10, kid entrepreneurs Mickey, Ayaan and Sofia Naqvi will return to the business reality television series Shark Tank. Led by Ayaan and Mickey, the family is pitching the “Ornament Anchor,” which secures Christmas tree ornaments in place with an adjustable fastener. The Naqvi kids are the youngest entrepreneurs...
As Broadway Grapples with Reopening and Bringing in Patrons Some Shows Also Confront Lawsuits from Actors Alleging Discrimination and Termination Due to Protected Classes Including Religion and Gender While Broadway is up and running, and trying to stay that way despite lacking tourists, new variants of Covid, and the financial...
On December 6, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would become the first locality in the nation to institute a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector workers, which will go into effect on December 27, 2021 and apply to all in-person employees who are in...