Pro Bono Innovators 2022 Honoree Latham & Watkins

Your firm worked on key matters such as challenging the Trump administration’s plan to end the US Census early and exclude undocumented people. You also supported the panel investigating the police-related death of
Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old, in Aurora, Colorado. How did your firm strategize on how to approach these matters? 

Latham’s pro bono practice has long focused on defending the civil rights of underrepresented groups. Our work challenging the Trump administration’s plan to end the US Census early and supporting the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain each provided a unique opportunity to apply the firm’s considerable ...