MVA Serves as Amicus Counsel for Cato Institute in Sixth Amendment Case Before U.S. Supreme Court

The Cato Institute—a non-partisan public policy foundation dedicated to liberty, free markets, and limited government—engaged Moore & Van Allen to serve as amicus counsel in a significant Sixth Amendment case at the petition stage before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case centers on the standard of proof that applies when a criminal defendant seeks recourse after learning that federal prosecutors intentionally listened to his attorney-client calls about legal strategy and trial preparation. The issue concerns defendants’ fundamental Sixth Amendment right to counsel when charged with a crime. MVA’s  James McLoughlin has provided strategic guidance. MVA filed the brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, May 19.