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Articles in this issue:

Police shootings: A guide to winning justice

A look at the legal process and the proven strategies for winning an excessive-force case


Understanding disability rights litigation in police-misconduct and jail-detention cases

Why and how to allege claims under the ADA and Rehab Act whenever you allege civil-rights claims under section 1983


Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud

Your silence will not protect you! Here’s a look at the laws that will


Holding public agencies accountable under the California Public Records Act (“CPRA”)

When public agencies unlawfully withhold public records, you have options to enforce your clients’ rights


Deposition disruption

Ditching the old deposition playbook can revolutionize your legal strategy


“Hold him down!”

Litigating deaths caused by restraint and/or positional asphyxia while in law-enforcement custody


Damages in civil-rights cases

A review of California civil damages, especially as they pertain to civil-rights cases


Vicki Sarmiento

My civil rights hero


Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases

A biomechanical analysis of the evidence can be key to uncovering what really happened


Passive income – referral and co-counseling fees

Pursue your passion, create legacy, and generate revenue to do both


Appellate Reports

Relief from waiver of jury trial; also Labor Code and pay stubs, hotels and premises liability



Tort reform is again called for by insurers

Also: a rundown of state supreme court rulings on punitive damage caps


Shaping civil-procedure legislation in Sacramento

Mandatory mediation for matters of $150,000 or less is proposed by certain bar associations and superior courts


Be like the Romans…and the Greeks

Pairing Roman and Greek values in our individual practices and our OCTLA community


To protect and preserve

Who will stand up when civil rights are violated?