Court Cases
Attorneys' Fee Awards
Lochren v. County of Suffolk (Amicus Brief)
The Brennan Center and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison filed an amicus brief, on behalf of 30 public interest organizations and law firms asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for en banc consideration of the standard for awarding attorneys’ fees that the Court adopted in Lochren v. County of Suffolk.
– 10/27/09
Dobbins/Velazquez v. Legal Services Corporation
This lawsuit challenges restrictions on civil legal aid programs that receive some of their funding from the federal Legal Services Corporation (LSC).
– Ongoing
Arbor Hill v. Albany (Amicus Brief)
The Brennan Center and allies filed an amicus brief emphasizing the importance of attorneys’ fee awards in enabling law firms to take civil rights cases and those cases benefiting low-income people.
– 04/10/08