Insights

Washington – July 8, 2025: The Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, formerly known as Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition, has honored Crowell & Moring with the Defenders of Due Process Award. Crowell was recognized for its commitment to “provide unwavering strategic litigation for immigrant children and adults facing detention and deportation.” The award will be presented at the annual Fall Fundraiser on October 8 in Washington, D.C.

New York – November 16, 2023: Crowell & Moring LLP, in collaboration with Brooklyn Defender Services, filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Brooklyn mother and her son against the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over ACS’s numerous violations of the family’s constitutional rights in its ruthless investigations of baseless reports of abuse and neglect at their home and school. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated the U.S. Tax Court’s decision in Hyatt Hotels v. Commissioner, a case concerning the taxation of loyalty programs. The Seventh Circuit remanded the case to the Tax Court for further review.

In its April 21, 2026, opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s ruling in Liberty Global, holding that the codified economic substance doctrine applies even when a taxpayer mechanically utilizes the provisions of the Tax Code. The court also held that common mergers and acquisitions elements and basic business transactions are not categorically carved out from the economic substance doctrine. The court dismissed the taxpayer’s argument that a separate relevancy determination needs to be made before the economic substance doctrine can be applied.

In 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the civil penalties issued by the SEC against individuals for committing securities fraud were unconstitutional because they were levied without a jury trial.[1]