Judge Strikes Down Voter Suppression Law
Was Florida’s SB 90 aimed at fair, fraud-free elections or Black voter suppression?
Civil Rights
What Price Life? $5 Million for a Fresno Police Killing
The amount of damages also depends on whether the police officers had some sort of justification for the use of force, lethal or not.
This is Why You Need a Police Brutality Lawyer in New Orleans
Illegal strip searches, use of excessive force, and racial profiling are the most common types of police misconduct in Louisiana.
Court Grants Final Approval of Settlement that Reforms Special Education Services in New Jersey Prisons
The case, Adam X. et al. v. New Jersey Department of Corrections and Department of Education et al., was filed in January 2017 and offers a national example for special education services in prison.
Undocumented Workers Fear Reporting Workplace Issues
Undocumented employees may have more rights than they think.
How Can You Fight Police Brutality in Atlanta?
The best way to prove that a police officer used an unreasonable amount of force against you is to present video evidence.
How Can You Prove Police Brutality in Wyoming?
The use of force after an individual is in custody also constitutes police brutality.
Redlining, Gerrymandering and History
The entrenched legacy of policies like redlining combine with voter suppression to keep the past alive in a way Americans can’t just “get over.”
Sky-High Prison Rates in America
What’s sold in one area as a cure for grandma’s arthritis is still considered a Schedule 1 Drug by the government under the Controlled Substances Act.
What You Need to Know About Recent Developments in New York’s Gun Laws
This means that New York now has some of the toughest laws in the nation when it comes to ghost guns.