Insights

Washington – July 15, 2024: Crowell & Moring secured a victory on behalf of the National Mining Association in a longstanding dispute over a regulation governing mining on federal land.

Washington, D.C. – May 30, 2024: Crowell & Moring hosted its 25thannual George Bailey Public Service Awards ceremony. Named after the hero of the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” these awards recognize the firm’s lawyers and staff who have made a substantial impact on the lives of others through their pro bono work.

Washington – September 16, 2021: The Talbot County Council has adopted a resolution to remove the last Confederate statue remaining on public grounds in Maryland. This is a change of position for the Council and follows a lawsuit filed by Crowell & Moring and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. The resolution, passed on September 14, 2021 with a 3-2 vote, orders the movement of the Talbot Boys statue from the Easton courthouse to a private park in Virginia “as soon as is practicable.”

 

Washington – November 4, 2020: Daniel Wolff, chair of Crowell & Moring’s Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, has been named to the National Law Journal’s 2020 list of Political Activism and First Amendment Rights Trailblazers. The list honors 19 “agents of change” from around the country who have made impacts on cases centered on First Amendment rights to cases involving political activists.  

Los Angeles – July 16, 2020: The Department of Homeland Security reversed its directive that would have forced international students to leave the United States if they were enrolled in only online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Crowell & Moring worked with the University of California to file a lawsuit against the federal government and motion for injunctive relief, joining other universities making similar moves.

Washington – May 6, 2020: The National Law Journal named Crowell & Moring to the 2020 Pro Bono Hot List, an annual list of the law firms and lawyers who “are dedicated to making a monumental impact on the lives of those in need.”

Washington – November 25, 2019: Determined to win justice and ensure that similar lockdowns never happen again, four residents of Baltimore’s Harlem Park neighborhood today filed a federal court lawsuit against the Baltimore City Police Department and former Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, charging that their state and federal constitutional rights were violated during a six-day, multi-block police lockdown of their neighborhood following the death of Detective Sean Suiter in late 2017.

Washington – July 12, 2019:The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled this week that Baltimore’s practice of prohibiting plaintiffs who settle police misconduct cases from speaking about the events precipitating their cases, on pain of losing half their settlement proceeds, violates the First Amendment. The decision in Overbey v. Mayor of Baltimore holds that these non-disparagement clauses—essentially gag orders—are tantamount to the payment of “hush money” to keep victims quiet, and are unconstitutional and unenforceable. Overbey v. Mayor of Baltimore was brought by Ashley Overbey Underwood, a woman who was denied half of her settlement award after responding to negative online comments about her settlement, as had been reported in a local newspaper. After the City learned she had defended herself by describing her experience of being brutalized by Baltimore police, it withheld half her promised proceeds. Overbey was joined as a co-plaintiff in the case by the Baltimore Brew, a news organization that claimed it was denied its First Amendment right to obtain newsworthy public information from victims of police abuses.

Washington – September 7, 2018: The U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled earlier this week in favor of Montana Health Co-Op, granting its cross motion for summary judgment and denying the U.S. government’s motion to dismiss in the first Cost-Sharing Reduction (CSR) case under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CSR is a provision under the ACA which offers a discount to qualifying individuals to lower the cost of deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance through tax credits.

Washington – October 31, 2017: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has recognized 79 firm lawyers as leaders in their field in Southern California, Northern California, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s lawyers listed below were named in Super Lawyers 2017, the Super Lawyers 2017 "Rising Stars" Edition or the Super Lawyers 2017 Women’s Edition. Lawyers were identified through a peer nomination process and listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected.

Washington, D.C. – November 30, 2016: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has recognized 71 lawyers as leaders in their field in Southern California, Northern California, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s lawyers listed below were named in Super Lawyers 2016, the Super Lawyers 2016 "Rising Stars" Edition, the Super Lawyers 2016 Women’s Edition, or the Super Lawyers 2016 Business Edition. Lawyers were identified through a peer nomination process and listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected.

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2015: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has recognized 90 attorneys as leaders in their field. The Crowell & Moring attorneys listed below were named in Super Lawyers 2015, the Super Lawyers 2015 "Rising Stars" Edition, the Super Lawyers 2015 Women’s Edition, or the Super Lawyers 2015 Business Edition. Attorneys were identified through a peer nomination process and listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected.

Washington, D.C. – September 30, 2014: Super Lawyers 2014 selected 90 Crowell & Moring LLP attorneys as leaders in their field. Attorneys were selected through peer nominations. The following 90 Crowell & Moring attorneys were recognized in Super Lawyers 2014, Super Lawyers Business Edition 2014, or Super Lawyers 2014 "Rising Stars" editions, listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected:

Washington, D.C. – September 1, 2013: Super Lawyers 2013 selected 64 Crowell & Moring LLP attorneys as leaders in their field. Attorneys were selected through peer nominations.

Washington, D.C. – January 17, 2013: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce it has elected seven attorneys to the firm's partnership effective January 1, 2013. The firm has also promoted three attorneys to the position of senior counsel, and nine associates to the position of counsel. The new partners, senior counsel, and counsel have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm's Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Brussels, and London offices.

Washington, DC – April 1, 2004: In a case argued to the U.S. Supreme Court in January of 2004, C&M prevailed on March 31, 2004, on behalf of Petitioners BedRoc Limited, LLC, and Western Elite, Inc., in a long running controversy over whether private landowners owned the sand and gravel located on property originally granted under the Pittman Underground Water Act of 1919. That Act rewarded individuals who successfully developed water resources in the Nevada desert by granting them the ownership of desert land. However, Congress expressly reserved "valuable minerals" for the United States. The question presented to the Supreme Court in BedRoc was whether that reservation of "valuable minerals" included common sand and gravel, which had become commercially valuable in recent years. The Interior Board of Land Appeals, Nevada district court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in favor of the federal government. C&M represented BedRoc in petitioning for certiorari, and in the merits briefing and argument before the Court.