Category Archives: Civil Rights
Unjustly beaten by deputies, left with a traumatic brain injury, Black man files federal civil rights lawsuit against LA County Sheriff
The New York resident was pulled over for driving a rental truck he was unaware had expired tags. LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Dec. 9, 2021 – A man who sustained a…
Visalia Police Hit With Another Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
A schizophrenic man was in crisis. Police directed a K-9 to maul his face, delayed first aid, withheld information from doctors and tossed him barely dressed in jail without medication,…
Black Army Lieutenant Accuses Harrah’s Casino of Human Rights Violations and False Imprisonment
Lawsuit filed against Harrah’s New Orleans, Vici Properties Inc., and a casino security manager New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 15, 2021 – A Harrah’s New Orleans security manager violated an Army…
Gay Black Man Accuses Google and Allied Universal of Allowing Unrelenting Workplace Harassment
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Oct. 1, 2021 – A gay, Black security guard at Google’s Venice, California campus feared for his safety when his supervisor physically attacked him, threatened him to…
Family Seeks Justice for Unarmed Man Killed in Custody of Stockton PD
STOCKTON, CALIF., Oct. 4, 2021 – Two SPD officers used excessive force on an unarmed and handcuffed man, applying full body weight pressure and a police baton to the prone…
Lawsuit filed over police abuse of press at Floyd protests
Photojournalist Nicholas Stern was presenting his press credentials when officers fired on him for the first time. [embed]https://youtu.be/nlp4GdM7oeo[/embed] LOS ANGELES, CALIF., May 3, 2021 – LAPD officers directly shot rubber…
Family Files Lawsuit Against the LAPD Over Use of Force in Man’s Death
EDITORS & REPORTERS PRESS CONFERENCE (VIA ZOOM) 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Robert Frank, 206-790-63424 Newsroom Public Relations Family files lawsuit against the LAPD over use of force in…
Chauvin Jury Instructions Could Determine Trial Outcome
By V. James DeSimone Originally Published on Bloomberglaw.com here. Jury instructions will be the second most important factor after jury selection in the outcome of the trial of former Minneapolis…
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