Pro Bono Innovators 2022 Honoree MacArthur Justice Center

Your organization’s work included the US Supreme Court case McCoy v. Alamu and Ashaheed v. Currington in the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which both dealt with qualified immunity. You also handled the high court case Thompson v. Clark, arguing that the end of a criminal proceeding resulting in anything but a conviction or guilty plea satisfies the “favorable termination” of a criminal prosecution standard in a Fourth Amendment claim under Section 1983. How did your organization strategize on how to approach these matters?

Collectively, these three successes reflect an innovative and strategic approach taken by the MacArthur Justice ...