“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where
he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights and Liberties
Recent Civil Rights Victories
In last year’s annual report, we discussed a number of civil rights cases that have since been resolved in favor of our clients. Below, we provide an update on those matters; the full write-ups on the facts and legal claims are available in the 2023 Annual Report.
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VINDICATING
THE RIGHT TO PROTEST -
PROTECTING
VULNERABLE PRISONERS -
OBTAINING COMPENSATION FOR
FORMERLY SEPARATED FAMILIES
Vindicating the Right to Protest
The firm obtained a substantial settlement on behalf of two Black Lives Matter activists who were wrongfully arrested in Paterson, New Jersey, in 2019 while peacefully protesting for police accountability.
Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images
Protecting Vulnerable Prisoners
The firm obtained a substantial settlement against corrections officials who failed to protect a pretrial detainee at Essex County Correctional Facility from being physically assaulted and raped by his cellmate even though the officers were aware of the daily threats of physical and sexual violence.
Obtaining Compensation for Formerly Separated Families
The firm has long represented three families who sued the government for money damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the harms they suffered, and continue to suffer, as a result of their forced separations when they arrived at the southern border in 2018. Those cases have now settled, and the families received financial compensation for the horrific trauma they endured.
Photo by Bernard DeLierre