Covington & Burling: Backing Institutional Support for DACA

Covington & Burling: Backing Institutional Support for DACA

May 2018, The National Law Journal

Covington was named to The National Law Journal's "Pro Bono Hot List" for its representation of the University of California in challenging the government’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. "To be in court standing up for 700,000 immigrants, I don't know that there's anything quite like that. For them, it's not a legal case. It's about whether the get the be Americans," said Jeffrey Davidson. The Covington team representing the University of California also includes Mark Lynch, Alexander Berengaut, and Megan Crowley.