June 30, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Proud Boys organization must pay more than $1.03 million to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in D.C., after a judge determined that members of the group damaged a Black Lives Matter sign displayed on the building’s front lawn...
October 26, 2023 ATLANTA, GA - A federal judge in Atlanta decided that Republicans in Georgia violated a major civil rights law by creating voting districts that weakened the influence of Black voters. Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia demanded that the...
January 29, 2024 NEW YORK, NY - A federal jury in Manhattan ruled quickly on Monday, finding Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and two lawyers not accountable in the case of a former Black associate who claimed he was fired for bringing up issues of racial...
November 28, 2018 BOSTON, MA - Impact concluded a three-week bench trial in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (Boston), with WilmerHale on behalf of Harvard University against Students for Fair Admissions Inc. (SFFA). The plaintiff in this case alleged that Harvard University violated the...
INSIGHT Frequently, cases of a sensitive subject matter rely heavily on compelling oral arguments and the credibility of its key players. In this set of opening slides for a landmark civil rights trial, we worked on a simplified presentation to support our client’s case against a...
June 26, 2015 JERSEY CITY, NJ – Following a three-week civil trial, a New Jersey jury took less than three hours to find New Jersey-based Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), guilty of fraud. The jury determined that the “gay conversion” services offered by JONAH...
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – After an eight-day trial before Judge Joseph F. Bianco, a federal jury found that Suffolk County prison officials and guards used excessive force against inmate Robert Houston, in violation of his eighth amendment rights. The jury found that the defendant, Thomas Cotter, confined Mr. Houston to suicide watch as...
INSIGHT Impact’s Visual Communication Designers excel at combining many types of media to create dynamic and compelling visual aids. We were tasked with creating a floor plan that needed to be interactive as well as informative for the viewers. IMPACT Our team created an interactive sample that allows...
August 20, 2010 NEWARK, NJ – Federal district court Judge William H. Walls denied class certification in a case brought by four named plaintiffs against Johnson & Johnson levying pay and promotion discrimination claims on behalf of approximately 8,600 Black or Hispanic employees. Judge Walls determined...
July 6, 2012 NEW YORK, NY – A federal jury determined that certain Asian American Port Authority police officers were the victims of retaliation by their bosses after the police officers’ participation in a previous lawsuit against the Port Authority. The jury found that the officers...
August 23, 2012 NEW YORK, NY – In a case that drew widespread attention, federal court Judge Robert Patterson, Jr. found 53rd Street Partners and one of its restaurant managers liable for discrimination on the basis of sex against a former employee and ordered nearly $200,000...