Brown v. Plata

Civil Rights

Sidley Austin LLP represented California prisons in Brown v. Plata, a landmark prison law case. The court below found that overcrowding in California prisons …

Joseph Biden v. Nebraska; U.S. Department of Education v. Brown

Consumer Protection

Sidley Austin LLP is representing Michael McConnell, William Barr, and others in an amicus brief arguing that President Biden's student loan forgiveness violates the …

National Association of Manufacturers, et al v. SEC

International Human Rights

Sidley Austin represents the National Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Commerce in a lawsuit challenging certain SEC rules. The challenged rules require …

Rent-A-Center, West, Inc., v. Antonio Jackson

Forced Arbitration & Coercive Contracts

Sidley Austin represented Rent-A-Center in a lawsuit from a former employee alleging race discrimination. The lawsuit was dismissed because of a forced arbitration agreement. …

Robert Mallory, Petitioner v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

Consumer Protection

Sidley Austin LLP is currently representing Northern Southern Railway Company on the following question: Whether due process allows a state to compel an out-of-state …