HLLI filed suit on behalf of a 9-unit apartment management company and its owner challenging Virginia’s Fair Housing Law, which unlawfully forces landlords to submit to warrantless inspections of their property, records, and electronic devices.
HLLI director Theodore H. Frank objects to a settlement that provides nearly $9 million to plaintiffs' attorneys, but only hypothetical future injunctive relief.
HLLI objects to a settlement that would pay class counsel $29.4 million, 31% of a $95 million total settlement fund, well above the standard 25% benchmark, and well above the 15-25% percent typical in settlements of similar size.
Docket number: 1:25-cv-4452 (S.D.N.Y.) On April 18, 2025, the National Science Foundation issued a Policy Directive that reorientated its research funding decisions to the original mission of pursuing scientific research that focuses on intellectual merit that has a broad impact on the country, rather than favor certain narrow classes. The National Science Foundation terminated certain projects that do not align with that mission. The National Science Foundation also implemented a cap…
CCAF filed an objection on behalf of two car rental franchises to an an eleventh-hour request by attorneys to add $93 million to an already-generous fee award.
HLLI represents a victim of the February 1, 2024 pro-Hamas blockade of several intersections leading into Washington, D.C. during the morning rush hour.
HLLI represent the National Association of Scholars, who challenge the U.S. Department of Energy’s requirement that researchers submit a DEI statement with applications for research grants.
HLLI suit challenging the legality of a federal regulation by CMS that threatens the health, safety, and well-being of millions of nursing home patients, by requiring nursing homes to hire more than 100,000 additional full-time employees, while providing no funding to support the necessary hires.
HLLI filed a second lawsuit on behalf of AI-generated political satire, joined the by Upper Midwest Law Center, representing plaintiffs “Mr Reagan,” a political creator, and state Rep. Mary Franson challenging Minnesota Statutes § 609.771.
HLLI filed a lawsuit on behalf of Christopher Kohls, known as “Mr Reagan,” the creator satirical political videos, including one called out by Gov. Gavin Newsom as being “illegal” under the bills he signed on September 17, 2024.
