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February 20, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Wins Verdict Holding Conditions in Customs & Border Protection Holding Cells Unconstitutional
In a groundbreaking decision, a federal district judge in Arizona granted a permanent injunction requiring a Customs & Border Protection (CBP) facility in Tucson to provide the civil detainees who are held there for more than 48 hours with a bed, blanket, shower, potable
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January 30, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: January Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as tackling questions regarding housing rights for people living with mental
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December 26, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: December Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as protecting the freedom to express political viewpoints, advising an organization
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December 23, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Morrison & Foerster Pledges Pro Bono Assistance in Response to Global Refugee Crisis
Morrison & Foerster is proud to be a participant in a joint pledge, created by PILnet, the Global Network for Public Interest Law, and announced during the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, in which law firms, bar associations, and organizations around the globe have
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November 22, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: November Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as supporting new technologies to prevent California wildfires, aiding vulnerable and
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November 21, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Veterans’ Rights Organization Swords to Plowshares Names MoFo 2019 Pro Bono Partner of the Year
On November 8, 2019, over 400 supporters of Swords to Plowshares gathered at the 23rd Annual Veterans Day Dinner to pay tribute to our veterans and celebrate the strides made towards ending veteran homelessness. Swords to Plowshares is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting
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November 12, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Litigators Deliver Anti-Corruption Training to Afghanistan-Based Lawyers Who Defend the Indigent
Editors’ note: This post was written by Singapore associate Sheryl George. Parsing through the law on public corruption in the Afghan Penal Code while Afghan public defenders engage me in a legal discussion in a mixture of Dari and halting English is not something
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November 08, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: October Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as seeking justice against human rights abuses in Haiti, improving access
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November 04, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Morrison & Foerster Pro Bono Team Helps Reunite Cameroonian Mother and Son After Four Year Separation
When Morrison & Foerster’s pro bono client Alice sought asylum from Cameroon in February 2015, after enduring repeated physical and emotional abuse at the hands of local authorities for being a lesbian, she had no other choice but to flee and seek asylum in
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October 28, 2019 - MoFo Women, MoFo Pro Bono
Kudos to Carrie H. Cohen on Her Election to the Volunteers of Legal Service Board of Directors
Carrie H. Cohen , a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, has been named to the board of the directors of Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS), an organization that provides pro bono legal services to the New York community.
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Topic Archives: MoFo Pro Bono

MoFo Wins Verdict Holding Conditions in Customs & Border Protection Holding Cells Unconstitutional

Matters That Matter: January Pro Bono Roundup

Matters That Matter: December Pro Bono Roundup

Morrison & Foerster Pledges Pro Bono Assistance in Response to Global Refugee Crisis

Matters That Matter: November Pro Bono Roundup

Veterans’ Rights Organization Swords to Plowshares Names MoFo 2019 Pro Bono Partner of the Year

MoFo Litigators Deliver Anti-Corruption Training to Afghanistan-Based Lawyers Who Defend the Indigent

Matters That Matter: October Pro Bono Roundup

Morrison & Foerster Pro Bono Team Helps Reunite Cameroonian Mother and Son After Four Year Separation

Kudos to Carrie H. Cohen on Her Election to the Volunteers of Legal Service Board of Directors