Cases

Representative work

Briefs and filings the firm has written, with the documents as filed. For outcomes, see case results.

Supreme Court amicus brief for the Cato Institute on federal accountability

Filed with the Cato Institute in support of a federal prisoner who sued the prison nurse he says ignored his fractured tailbone. The brief argues that damages against the individual officer were the default remedy for constitutional violations at the Founding, and asks the Court to affirm.

Nielsen v. Watanabe · Supreme Court of the United States · September 30, 2026

Pro bonoAmicus counsel

Amicus brief for University of Mississippi faculty in a First Amendment appeal

Filed on behalf of three University of Mississippi faculty members, supporting the appeal of a university employee fired over a social media post. The brief sets out the university’s own history of suppressing speech on matters of public concern, and argues that history is the lens through which its stated reason for the firing should be read.

Stokes v. Boyce · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · July 23, 2026

Counsel for plaintiffs

Lawsuit for three Emory professors arrested at a 2024 campus protest

Filed for three tenured professors who were arrested and charged while observing a 2024 campus protest, charges later dismissed. The complaint alleges Emory violated its own open-expression policies and falsely imprisoned them, and seeks damages and their defense costs.

McAfee v. Emory University · State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia · April 23, 2026

Pro bonoCounsel for plaintiffs

Constitutional challenge to Georgia’s midwifery restrictions

Filed with the Center for Reproductive Rights and Covington & Burling LLP on behalf of three midwives, challenging Georgia laws that bar direct-entry midwives from practicing at all and require nurse-midwives to hold a paid written agreement with a physician. The complaint invokes the Georgia Constitution’s guarantees of the right to pursue a chosen profession, equal protection, and limits on delegating governmental power to private actors.

Amani v. State of Georgia · Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia · April 2, 2026

Pro bonoAmicus counsel

Amicus brief for Georgia medical providers on hormone therapy in state prisons

Filed with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan on behalf of five Georgia medical providers, in an appeal over a state law that bars all hormone therapy for incarcerated adults diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The brief explains the standard of care and argues that a blanket ban replaces individual medical judgment with a categorical rule the Eighth Amendment does not permit.

Benjamin v. Oliver · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · March 27, 2026

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