Four Decades for Justice
On February 11, 2019, Cravath and The Legal Aid Society announced a substantial monetary settlement on behalf of their client, “Jane Doe,” who was abused by two New York City Department of Correction officers while she was a pre‑trial detainee on Rikers Island. The lawsuit was filed in August 2018 against the City of New York and the two New York City Department of Correction officers. The complaint detailed the defendants’ violations of “Jane Doe’s constitutional rights to be protected from rape, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and retaliation.”
The Cravath team worked alongside Legal Aid on behalf of Jane Doe, and was led by partner Antony L. Ryan and associate Brittany L. Sukiennik, and included associate Molly M. Jamison. Ryan Sila and Laura Baron also worked on the matter.
Deals & Cases
February 22, 2024
On February 13, 2024, the New York State Appellate Division, First Department, reversed the convictions of Tommy Davis, who was simultaneously prosecuted for two unrelated incidents involving firearms. Cravath represented Mr. Davis on a pro bono basis alongside co‑counsel at the Office of the Appellate Defender.
Deals & Cases
December 28, 2023
On November 28, 2023, the Queens County Criminal Court entered an order on consent resentencing pro bono client A.M. and securing her release. A.M. had been incarcerated since June 2010. She was originally sentenced in June 2011, pursuant to a plea agreement, to a 20‑year determinate sentence plus five years’ post‑release supervision for first‑degree manslaughter after her romantic partner, who had subjected her to severe domestic abuse, killed her former partner, who had sex trafficked her and also subjected her to severe domestic abuse.
Deals & Cases
October 19, 2023
On August 30, 2023, Judge Leo A. Finston of the Newark Immigration Court granted asylum to a Cravath pro bono client persecuted by gang members in El Salvador.
Deals & Cases
October 12, 2023
On October 4, 2023, an immigration judge (IJ) granted asylum to Cravath pro bono client Johanna R., a transgender woman from El Salvador who had been abused by gang members based on her identity.
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