by Helen D. Reavis On April 2, 2025, thousands of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) federal grant recipients received grant termination letters from a third party email source representing the US Government, terminating their NEH federal grants wholesale on a number of bases including contending the grants no longer...
Last week, Heidi Reavis was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times regarding a series of lawsuits filed by 18-year-old Stanley Zhong and his father, Nan Zhong, alleging anti-Asian discrimination by multiple universities during the 2023 undergraduate admissions process. “Whiz kid” Stanley graduated from high school in 2023 in Palo Alto,...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water without more articles on the Lively-Baldoni lawsuits, Fox News reached out to RPJ Partner Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis for expert commentary on the impact of witnesses supporting Blake Lively’s claims. To refresh, in December 2024, Lively, among...
Regal Cinemas is set to honor the life, legacy, and spirit of bi-partisanship embodied by the late Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman with a nationwide two-night screening of the documentary Centered: Joe Lieberman. Produced by RPJ client Black Eye Productions in association with the Hidden Light Institute and directed by Jonathan...
RPJ client and one of basketball's most influential figures, Sonny Vaccaro, tells his remarkable life story in his new memoir, Legends and Soles: The Memoir of An American Original. The book, which is set to hit shelves tomorrow, February 25, shares Vaccaro’s pivotal role in shaping the sports marketing world,...
In a recent interview with U.S. News & World Report, in the context of recent US Supreme Court cases concerning discrimination in university admissions and DEIA trends, RPJ’s Heidi Reavis debunks some common myths surrounding the law school application process today. Ms. Reavis emphasizes what has become the crucial role...
Congratulations to RPJ client Black Eye Productions on the World Premiere of its feature documentary, Centered: Joe Lieberman. The film traces the political career of the founder of the centrist “No Labels” political party, former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, representing Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Born during WWII, Lieberman emerged...
By Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis In her latest article for Ars Technica, RPJ’s Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis highlights the potential legal risks inherent in Amazon’s new return-to-office (RTO) mandate. This significant policy shift by one of the nation’s largest employers, moving away from its current hybrid model permitting remote work...
By Helen D. Reavis Voting is a constitutional right, and high voter turnout is essential for a representative and functioning democracy. However, in this era of aggressive partisan politics, for many the act of voting has become fraught. Casting a vote can be even more challenging if not impossible due...
Jezebel Productions’ documentary, The Five Demands, has garnered widespread acclaim since its premiere at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, where it received a heartfelt standing ovation. Following its festival success, the film drew in audiences at art house cinemas, starting with a packed sneak preview at Maysles...