What is the test for interpreting pleadings and briefs submitted by pro se litigants?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Kunik v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Educ., 20-741-cv (2nd Cir. 2021):

We "liberally construe pleadings and briefs submitted by pro se litigants, reading such submissions to raise the strongest arguments they suggest." McLeod v.

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