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September 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

DEI Shouldn't Be Eclipsed in Wake of Decisions Dealing Blows to Affirmative Action, Panelists Say

Orrick New York employment law partner Jill Rosenberg said corporations should be "showing our DEI officers some love," given the increased pressures and work they are facing.
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August 31, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Facing Scare Tactics, Phila. Law Firm DEI Experts Hold Line and Prepare for the Worst

"It's important for us to take a wait-and-see approach and prepare for what the outcome may be," Ballard Spahr chief DEI officer Virginia Essandoh said of lawsuits pending against Perkins Coie and Morrison & Foerster over their own DEI initiatives.
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August 31, 2023 | Law.com

Federal Judge Dismisses Kappa Kappa Gamma's Suit Seeking to Block Trans Woman From Sorority Membership

"Freeburg Law is proud to represent members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been wrongfully harmed," said Rachel Berkness of Freeburg Law in Jackson, Wyoming, who represented the defendant, Artemis Langford. "In this case, the legal system was used as a weapon to bully Ms. Langford simply for being transgender. The plaintiffs did not bring any causes of action against her and admitted that they sought no relief from her. Yet they used our courts to repeat false, drunken rumors about Ms. Langford and then immediately started newsjacking to drive traffic to their crowdfunding page. We are proud that the court put an end to this farce."
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August 31, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Leading DEI with Practicality and Purpose

Corporate counsel are well positioned to play a key role in focusing their companies on the case for DEI, whether premised on fundamental fairness, correcting for historical underrepresentation, or aligning with the shareholder goal of profitability.
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August 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Use of Race-Based Preferences Is Not Only Illegal, but Also Impractical

A minority of the public believes that "equal opportunity under the law" is insufficient, and instead believes there must be equal results under the law. This minority of the public believes that preferential treatment is necessary to achieve equality of results.
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August 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Diversity Conundrum: A Discussion on DEI Following the USSC SFFA v. Harvard, et al. Decision

In this column, D.L. Morriss discusses the diversity conundrum within the legal profession and presents steps to take toward solving it.
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August 29, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

A First Generation Law Student's Thoughts About the 1L Year

I would encourage practicing attorneys to be involved with first generation law students, whether serving as a mentor to their summer associates or working through a law school or organizations that support first generation law students.
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August 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Disputes Over Culturally Inspired Fashions On and Off the Runway

In this article, Natasha Reed discusses that while casting for runway shows seems to be moving toward cultural diversity, the fashion industry itself may have a cultural appropriation crisis. In this article, she lays out six fashion industry cultural appropriation disputes that made headlines, with some even making their way from the catwalk to court.
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August 25, 2023 | The Recorder

The Battle for DEI in the Court of Public Opinion

"Those who are fighting DEI efforts misunderstand and mischaracterize the work. There seems to be a significant disconnect between their characterization of the work and what the work actually is," says Yusuf Zakir, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Davis Wright Tremaine.
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August 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online

EEOC Sues Hooters: Waitress Claimed It Didn't Rehire Black Women After Pandemic Layoffs

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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