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In Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice et al, 2025 WL 1276857 (D.D.C. May 2, 2025), the court, in a lengthy opinion based on foundational constitutional principles and an ode to the Rule of Law, held that Executive Order 14230, 90 Fed. Reg. 11781 (Mar. 11, 2025), entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie…
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On March 19, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.7 (“Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency”), which, inter alia, permits documents to be notarized utilizing audio-video technology through April 18, 2020. The Order provides, in pertinent part: Any notarial act that is required under New…
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On March 20, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.8, titled “Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency.” This Order affects various New York laws, including the Civil Practice Law and Rules, the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and the Business Corporation Law. It imposes the following changes to various…
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On July 21, 2014, President Obama issued an Executive Order which grants protections to workers at federal contractors and in the federal government from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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