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Cooley, Representing Neuroscience Scholars, Seeks Parole Reform for Youthful Offenders

September 1, 2023

Cooley filed an amicus brief representing more than 25 of the nation’s leading neuroscience, psychology, and juvenile justice scholars and nonprofits in the pending California Supreme Court merits case, People v. Hardin.

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Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston
Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner, San Francisco
Matt Nguyen
Associate, Washington DC
Darina Shtrakhman
Associate, San Francisco
Prianka Misra
Associate, San Francisco
Ariana E. Bustos
Associate, San Francisco
Dawn Roelofs
Paralegal Specialist, Reston

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Cooley Secures Rulings Granting Compassionate Release to Pro Bono Client, Overturning Second-Degree Murder Conviction

August 1, 2023

Cooley secured rulings on behalf of pro bono client Nakia Roy before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, granting him compassionate release and overturning his 2001 second-degree murder conviction.

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Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner, San Francisco
Daniel Grooms
Partner, Washington DC
Audrey Mott-Smith
Associate, San Francisco
Alexandra Eber
Associate, Washington DC
Courtney Fisher
Senior Paralegal, Washington DC

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Cooley Files Second Amicus Brief in Texas Illegal Voting Case

February 22, 2023

Cooley filed a second amicus brief with co-counsel from States United Democracy Center and Susman Godfrey on behalf of a bipartisan group of prominent former federal and state prosecutors in support of Texas resident Crystal Mason before the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner, San Francisco
Darina Shtrakhman
Associate, San Francisco

Cooley Files Amicus Brief Supporting Website Platform Immunity in Section 230 Case

February 2, 2023

Cooley, led by partner Benjamin Kleine, has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation in the US Supreme Court case Gonzalez v. Google LLC.

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Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner, San Francisco
Alex Kasner
Associate, Washington DC
Kelsey Spector
Associate, San Francisco
Harrison B. Park
Associate, San Francisco

Cooley Files Amicus Brief in Reproductive Rights Case Before SCOTUS

November 10, 2021

Cooley has filed an amicus brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, one of the two cases currently before the Supreme Court challenging Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), an unprecedented attempt to nullify the federal constitutional right to receive an abortion recognized in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Lawyers Kathleen Hartnett, Adam Gershenson, Julie Veroff, Patrick Hayden, Kelsey Spector, Marc Suskin, Rachel Thorn and Alessandra Vittoria Rafalson led the Cooley effort.

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Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner, San Francisco
Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston
Julie Veroff
Associate, San Francisco
Patrick J. Hayden
Associate, New York
Kelsey Spector
Associate, San Francisco
Marc Suskin
Partner, New York
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Alessandra V. Rafalson
Associate, New York
Caroline Pignatelli
Special Counsel, New York
Mary Kathryn Kelley
Pro Bono Counsel, San Diego
Laura Unga
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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