On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The Executive Order seeks to maintain US leadership in AI innovation. To that end, the Order “revokes certain existing AI policies and directives that act as barriers to American AI innovation,” but does not
President Trump Issues Sweeping Executive Orders Aimed at DEI
In his inaugural address on Monday, January 20, 2025, President Trump declared, “We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.” In the days that followed, President Trump has proceeded to issue a series of executive orders in quick succession, many of which specifically seek to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives in
President Trump’s Executive Order on Recognizing Two Sexes: Implications for Private Employers
On Monday, January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government” (the “Order”). The Order declares that the United States will only recognize two sexes, male and female, and states that these sexes are binary, biological, and “not changeable.”
Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Aimed at Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates for Private Employers
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an Executive Order (GA-40) prohibiting the enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Texas against employees and customers of private businesses who object on certain bases, including “personal conscience.”
Effective immediately, GA-40 states: “No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee