Law firm donates HBCU suit fees to schools, nonprofits
The law firm that represented Maryland's historically Black universities in a 15-year federal lawsuit against the state is donating the $12.5 million in fees it was awarded when the case settled to colleges and nonprofits. The Kirkland & Ellis firm represented historically Black colleges and universities alumni and supporters in the suit challenging underfunding of the schools. It was settled this year with the approval of hundreds of millions of […]