The state’s attorney general wants to avoid a troubled rollout, à la Obamacare, when the far-reaching restrictions on user data go into effect on Jan. 1. SAN FRANCISCO — California is embarking on a new era of privacy on the internet, and Xavier Becerra can’t stop thinking about the failed debut of Obamacare. Back in…
Days after Alabama passed the nation’s strictest anti-abortion laws, President Donald Trump said he supports pro-life measures that include exceptions for victims of rape or incest. In a series of tweets, Trump said his abortion policies are similar to those of late Republican President Ronald Reagan. “As most people know, and for those who would…
When the Legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act last year, it touched a match to a tinderbox of concerns about how much of our personal information is outside the protection of federal laws. Now companies of all kinds are lining up to support federal data-privacy rules — so long as those would preempt the…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against gay and transgender workers. The law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, forbids employment discrimination based on sex. The question for the justices is whether that language bars discrimination based on…
The best thing about the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) annual conference is that it gives you a very broad sense about where the legal industry is going. The law firm representatives there are thinking about what their needs will be, years down the line. The law school personnel are thinking about what their…
At least 11 states, from California to Vermont, passed new protections addressing workplace harassment in 2018 — and many of them go into effect in the new year. California also passed a new law requiring women on corporate boards by the end of 2019. The reforms come as the #MeToo movement has raised the curtain…
The legal academy is having its own #MeToo reckoning. The past year or so has seen a spate of law professors and administrators come under the microscope for their questionable conduct with students and staff. Full article below https://www.law.com/2018/12/05/law-profs-swept-up-in-metoo-movement/?slreturn=20190229161012
One year ago, allegations against Harvey Weinstein prompted a worldwide witnessing of sexual harassment and assault stories on social media, and the #MeToo movement sparked a cultural reckoning. Bill Cosby is in jail. Accused men, from Les Moonves to Al Franken, have been ousted from their positions of power. Allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have left…
County prosecutors will visit college campuses throughout New Jersey this fall to forge a relationship with survivors of assault through community forums, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced Thursday at a campus sexual violence conference. The forums will be an opportunity for prosecutors and law enforcement to hear directly from survivors and assure them that allegations will…
Twelve days after WarnerMedia launched an investigation into an alleged affair between Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara and a young actress, he was out. Tsujihara appeared to be another casualty of the #MeToo movement: a powerful Hollywood executive abruptly felled by shocking yet credible claims of sexually inappropriate behavior. But the executive’s ouster wasn’t as…
