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Paul, Weiss Receives Robert F. Mullen Pro Bono Award by the Lawyers’ Committee
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Dec 12, 2024

Paul, Weiss Receives Robert F. Mullen Pro Bono Award by the Lawyers’ Committee

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law presented Paul, Weiss with its 2024 Robert F. Mullen Pro Bono Award, which honors a law firm that has provided extraordinary pro bono legal services on behalf of a Lawyers’ Committee client or matter.

Metropolitan A.M.E. Church Files New Lawsuit to Enforce $2.8 Million Judgment Against Proud Boys
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Jul 1, 2024

Metropolitan A.M.E. Church Files New Lawsuit to Enforce $2.8 Million Judgment Against Proud Boys

The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, alongside Paul, Weiss, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Washington’s Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church to enforce a $2.8 million judgment against the Proud Boys and its leaders.

Victims of Charlottesville Rally Eligible for Higher Punitive Damages Against Leaders of “Unite the Right” Rally, Fourth Circuit Rules
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Jul 1, 2024

Victims of Charlottesville Rally Eligible for Higher Punitive Damages Against Leaders of “Unite the Right” Rally, Fourth Circuit Rules

As reported by the Washington Post, the AP, and other publications, Paul, Weiss and co-counsel Hecker Fink and Cooley LLP won an appeal in the Fourth Circuit on July 1, 2024. The court overturned a lower court decision capping punitive damages at $350,000 total for victims of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Paul, Weiss Hosts Event to Introduce Center to Combat Hate
Events
May 14, 2024

Paul, Weiss Hosts Event to Introduce Center to Combat Hate

As reported in The New York Times’ “Dealbook” newsletter, The American Lawyer and various other news outlets, Paul, Weiss hosted an event at the firm’s New York office to announce the launch of the Paul, Weiss Center to Combat Hate.

Plaintiff Doe 1 and Plaintiff Doe 2 v. Patriot Front, et al.
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Mar 31, 2024

Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in Civil Rights Action Against White Supremacist Group

Paul, Weiss achieved a major victory in a civil rights action brought on behalf of two residents of the Battery Park neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, against members of the Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, when the court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss, allowing the case to move into discovery.

Paul, Weiss litigation partners Karen Dunn
Events
Feb 20, 2024

Karen Dunn and Jessica Phillips Discuss Charlottesville Trial With Hillary Clinton

Paul, Weiss litigation partners Karen Dunn and Jessica Phillips participated in a panel discussion moderated by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on No Accident, the HBO Original documentary that chronicles the landmark Charlottesville trial.

Paul, Weiss Urges Law Schools to Denounce Antisemitism on Campus
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Nov 1, 2023

Paul, Weiss Urges Law Schools to Denounce Antisemitism on Campus

Paul, Weiss Chairman Brad Karp and former Sullivan & Cromwell Chairman Joe Shenker spearheaded a letter signed by 24 leading law firms to 14 top law schools urging them to crack down on discrimination and harassment amid an escalation in incidents targeting Jewish students on campuses across the country.

‘No Accident’: Documentary Filmmakers Chronicle the Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ Trial Team
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Oct 10, 2023

‘No Accident’: Documentary Filmmakers Chronicle the Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ Trial Team

Paul, Weiss litigation partner Karen Dunn spoke with The American Lawyer about the new HBO Original documentary, No Accident, which illustrates the highs and lows of the four-year litigation in Sines v. Kessler.