Munger Tolles is working with a coalition of civil rights groups to challenge the constitutionality of Arizona’s anti-immigration law, SB 1070. The statute made international headlines in 2010 because of its strict provisions that would require police to check immigration status if they stop someone while enforcing other laws, allow for warrantless arrests of suspected illegal immigrants and criminalize the failure of immigrants to carry registration papers. Read More >>
Munger Tolles attorneys led a trial that obtained a first-of-its-kind ruling on behalf of alleged gang members who were seeking due process rights. Working with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, a Munger Tolles team led an 11-day bench trial, challenging the enforcement of the gang injunction on procedural due process grounds. For our work on the case, the ACLU awarded the firm its 2011 Courageous Advocacy Award. Read More >>
Munger Tolles attorneys appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011 to defend Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections Act. This was the first campaign finance case the high court heard since its landmark 5-4 ruling in Citizens United, which concluded that limiting corporate campaign spending is tantamount to a free speech restriction. Read More >>
Munger Tolles represented the historic Pasadena Playhouse State Theater of California, Inc. in its Chapter 11 reorganization. The bankruptcy enabled the 85-year-old theater to successfully restructure millions in debts, raise new capital to fund the reorganized theater and implement operational and governance improvements that have returned the theater to a secure financial footing. Read More >>