Skip to content
  • Attorneys
  • About Us
    • Reputation
    • History
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Pro Bono
  • Legal Services
    • Civil Litigation
      • Alternative Dispute Resolution
      • Appellate
      • Class Actions
      • Complex Business Litigation
      • Employment
      • Entertainment
      • Fraud, Qui Tam, Civil RICO
      • Health Care Litigation
      • Intellectual Property
      • Lawyers and Law Firms
      • Municipalities and Government Entities
      • Real Estate
      • Securities Litigation
    • White Collar Defense & Investigations
      • Business and Financial Crimes
      • Environmental and OSHA Crimes
      • Health Care Fraud and Regulatory Enforcement
      • Internal Investigations
      • Securities Fraud and Insider Trading
  • News & Insights
  • Contact

We use cookies to improve your website experience and provide additional security. By continuing to use this website, you agree to the use of cookies. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

Daily Journal Awards Bird Marella with Top Defense Verdict of 2022 - More
Bird Marella Bird Marella
Menu
  • Attorneys
  • About Us
    • Reputation
    • History
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Pro Bono
  • Legal Services
    • Civil Litigation
      • Alternative Dispute Resolution
      • Appellate
      • Class Actions
      • Complex Business Litigation
      • Employment
      • Entertainment
      • Fraud, Qui Tam, Civil RICO
      • Health Care Litigation
      • Intellectual Property
      • Lawyers and Law Firms
      • Municipalities and Government Entities
      • Real Estate
      • Securities Litigation
    • White Collar Defense & Investigations
      • Business and Financial Crimes
      • Environmental and OSHA Crimes
      • Health Care Fraud and Regulatory Enforcement
      • Internal Investigations
      • Securities Fraud and Insider Trading
  • News & Insights
  • Contact
Hero background

Mitch Kamin Speaks with The National Law Journal Regarding Firm’s Pro Bono Success in Eighth Amendment Case

January 30, 2014
Download
Copied to clipboard! twitter linkedin email
Explore
Explore
  • Reputation
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Pro Bono

Home Arrow right News & Insights Arrow right Mitch Kamin Speaks with The National Law Journal Regarding Firm’s Pro Bono Success in Eighth Amendment Case

Thursday, January 30, 2014

In the article, “Lawyer Won Improved Conditions on Louisiana Death Row” published by The National Law Journal, Co-Managing Partner Mitch Kamin discusses his recent pro bono case representing three death row inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.

In collaboration with Promise of Justice Initiative in New Orleans, Mr. Kamin and Associate Nilay Vora prevailed in a groundbreaking ruling that qualified excessive heat at the prison as “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment.

Mr. Kamin and Mr. Vora presented evidence that these extreme conditions presented grave health risks, such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke and death. Mr. Kamin adds, “Each of our clients testified and told the judge of their experience living in these conditions. We had excellent experts who talked about the health risks. The judge indicated in his ruling that he did not find the testimony by some wardens credible.”

Conclusively, U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson ordered Louisiana’s Department of Correction to deliver a plan within two months to maintain a heat index of no higher than 88 degrees on death row.

National Law Journal – Angola Prison

©2023 Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C.
All rights reserved.

Disclaimer

|

Privacy & Cookies
Twitter Linkedin
Rendering