The Firm has litigated some of the most important constitutional cases in recent years in federal courts throughout the country, including the United States Supreme Court. Our national reputation in constitutional cases has helped to attract federal court clerks from around the country to work at the Firm. The Firm won important victories for the First Amendment in free speech and freedom of religion cases, and in ballot access election cases on behalf of John McCain and Steve Forbes, and has won novel victories in various police misconduct cases. 

• The Firm successfully argued Morris v. Board of Estimate, a landmark case in which the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously invalidated the New York City Board of Estimate on “one person/one vote” grounds, radically altering the balance of power in New York City government.

• The Firm represented the plaintiff in Gasperini v. The Center for Humanities, a matter involving claims for lost property that raised fundamental constitutional questions concerning the right to a jury trial. The case was heard twice in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and once in the U.S. Supreme Court before reaching a final resolution in our client's favor. It is now taught in law schools and featured in textbooks across the country.