Top 10 JD Supra Hot Reads
Alston & Bird partners with JD Supra to expand the reach of our advisories, blogs and other relevant thought product. Our attorneys regularly provide insightful and timely commentary on the full gamut of legal issues relevant today.
Each month, we will highlight on this page the most highly read Alston & Bird items appearing on the JD Supra website.
Title: Labor & Employment Advisory | The Impact of President Trump’s DEI Executive Orders on Private-Sector
Author(s): Brett E. Coburn, Ian A. Wright, F. Nicholas Chandler, Robia Amjad
Subject: Our Labor & Employment Team discusses how President Trump’s recent Executive Orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programs will impact employers in the private sector.
Title: Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Advisory | President Trump’s Executive Orders on the Environment
Author(s): Kevin S. Minoli, Gina Angiolillo, Kendra Õiglane, Rachel Robson
Subject: Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group rounds up President Trump’s initial volley of Executive Orders focusing on the environment and energy.
Title: The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – February 2025
Author(s): Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy
Subject: Keep up with what's happening in privacy, data security, and all things cyber — from federal and state regulations for AI and the EU AI Act to sanctions on Chinese companies — from our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group.
Title: Washington Trade Watch | Can President Trump Replace Income Tax with Tariffs?
Author(s): BJ Shannon, Robert Hawes
Subject: President Trump has suggested using tariffs to lower the Federal Government’s reliance on income taxes. The goal is shifting the burden of funding the federal government to foreign countries and away from American taxpayers.
Title: Health Care Week in Review | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary; Congress Begins Budget Reconciliation Process
Author(s): Health Care Legislative & Public Policy
Subject: This week, the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be the next HHS Secretary and Congress began the budget reconciliation process by marking-up budget resolutions in both chambers.
Title: Government Contracts Advisory | DEI Executive Order’s Impact on Government Contractors and Fund Recipients
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Belkin, J. Andrew Howard, Jessica L. Sharron, Samantha Skolnick, and Emma Braden
Subject: Our Government Contracts Group highlights what government contractors and grant recipients need to know about President Trump’s Executive Order revoking diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives (EO 14173).
Title: Industrials & Manufacturing / Products Liability Advisory | Georgia’s Tort Reform Bill Could Dampen “Nuclear” Verdicts, but There’s Still a Long Way to Go
Author(s): Jenny A. Hergenrother and Andrea Galvez
Subject: Our Industrials & Manufacturing and Products Liability Groups discuss a bill introduced in Georgia that aims to rein in “nuclear” verdicts that juries award in tort cases in Georgia’s courts.
Title: Washington Trade Watch | Trump Signals 25% Tariffs on Automobiles, Semiconductors, and Pharmaceuticals
Author(s): Eric Xie and Jason Waite
Subject: President Trump told reporters at Mar-a-Lago that he would likely announce tariffs on April 2 on imports of automobiles, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, starting at 25 percent.
Title: Washington Trade Watch | China Hits Back with Retaliatory Tariffs
Author(s): Brian Frey
Subject: China announced overnight that it will impose its own tariffs in retaliation for the newly announced U.S. tariffs.
Title: Land Use Matters February 2025 | CEQA Appellate Decisions & Other Legal Developments
Author(s): Jeffrey Carlin, Kathleen A. Hill, Maya Lopez Grasse, Alexandra Theofanis, Gina Angiolillo, Robia Amjad, Ytran Hoang, Clayton Kinsey, John Evan Laughter, and Rachel Robson
Subject: Land Use Matters provides information and insights into new CEQA and other land use appellate decisions and legal and regulatory developments, primarily at the Los Angeles City and County levels, affecting land use matters. In this issue, Gov. Newsom suspends CEQA for Los Angeles fire recovery, approval isn’t final if it’s appealed, and zero is not the same as low.