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Judge Rules in Favor of Ex-Buffalo Officer Who Said She Was Fired for Stopping a Colleague’s Chokehold

Kirkland is mentioned in The Washington Post regarding the Firm's role in a case that reinstated the pension of Cariol Horne, a former police officer who was fired for stopping a colleague's chokehold on a handcuffed man in 2006.

"...Horne kept pressing her own case, securing pro bono help from high-powered lawyers — the firm Kirkland & Ellis as well as Harvard Law professors."

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This article appeared in its entirety in the April 14, 2021, edition of The Washington Post.