--- title: 2026 June url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june --- # [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june "2026 June") [![Advocate June26 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2026/06-june/Advocate-Jun26-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2026/June2026/html5/Advocate-Jun26-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Suing federal agencies such as ICE/DHS utilizing the Federal Tort Claims Act](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/suing-federal-agencies-such-as-ice-dhs-utilizing-the-federal-tort-claims-act "Suing federal agencies such as ICE/DHS utilizing the Federal Tort Claims Act") A LOOK AT FTCA Damages, how to circumvent common exceptions, and how a Bivens claim applies in a case against the federal government [Christian Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-contreras "Christian Contreras") ## [Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/litigating-jail-death-cases-under-the-fourteenth-amendment "Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment") The three fact patterns that account for the overwhelming share of jail deaths: suicides, inmate-on-inmate violence, and medical failures [Denisse O. Gastélum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") ## [Legal advocacy in a detain-till-deportation pipeline](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/legal-advocacy-in-a-detain-till-deportation-pipeline "Legal advocacy in a detain-till-deportation pipeline") Immigration policy, enforcement and deportations   [Cynthia Santiago](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-santiago "Cynthia Santiago") [Zulma Muñoz-Ryan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/zulma-munoz-ryan "Zulma Muñoz-Ryan") ## [Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/excluding-what-the-officer-didn-t-know-at-the-time-of-the-shooting "Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting") Effective use of motions in limine can ensure the jury sees only the relevant facts in an excessive-use-of-force case [Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo") ## [Trauma-informed litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/trauma-informed-litigation "Trauma-informed litigation") Protecting survivors in sexual harassment and abuse cases [Christina Cheung](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christina-cheung "Christina Cheung") ## [The FTCA: Suing the federal government for civil rights violations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/the-ftca-suing-the-federal-government-for-civil-rights-violations "The FTCA: Suing the federal government for civil rights violations") The primary vehicle for redress when federal officers abuse their authority [James DeSimone](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-desimone "James DeSimone") ## [Off the record and on the QT](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/off-the-record-and-on-the-qt "Off the record and on the QT") Dealing with unauthorized recordings of private conversations [Angel James Horacek](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/angel-james-horacek "Angel James Horacek") ## [Undocumented, underreported, and undervalued](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/undocumented-underreported-and-undervalued "Undocumented, underreported, and undervalued") Litigating retaliation and damages for immigrant workers in California [Silvia Luna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/silvia-luna "Silvia Luna") ## [Honoring a plaintiff’s suffering](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/honoring-a-plaintiff-s-suffering "Honoring a plaintiff’s suffering") Finding a better way to characterize emotional-distress damages in employment cases   [Alex Sanchez Bressler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-sanchez-bressler "Alex Sanchez Bressler") [Leonard H. Sansanowicz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/leonard-h-sansanowicz "Leonard H. Sansanowicz") ## [The big takeaway](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/the-big-takeaway "The big takeaway") A major verdict against big tech’s social media for endangering children [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Intersection of employment law and immigration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/intersection-of-employment-law-and-immigration "Intersection of employment law and immigration") California employment protections are for all workers – exploitation comes in many forms [Lorena Vazquez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lorena-vazquez "Lorena Vazquez") ## [New California law protects sexual assault/ harrassment survivors from retaliatory lawsuits](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/new-california-law-protects-sexual-assault-harrassment-survivors-from-retaliatory-lawsuits "New California law protects sexual assault/ harrassment survivors from retaliatory lawsuits") A litigator’s guide to leveraging Civil Code section 47.1   [Barbara E. Cowan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barbara-e-cowan "Barbara E. Cowan") [Robert J.A. Fordiani](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-j-a-fordiani "Robert J.A. Fordiani") ## [Love them or hate them](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/love-them-or-hate-them "Love them or hate them") The tax reality of IRS Forms 1099 [Robert W. Wood](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-w-wood "Robert W. Wood") ## [Sowing the seeds of Justice Without Barriers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/sowing-the-seeds-of-justice-without-barriers "Sowing the seeds of Justice Without Barriers") Justice Day and ongoing legislative relationship-building [Natalie Robertson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/natalie-robertson "Natalie Robertson") ## [Say “no” to June gloom](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/say-no-to-june-gloom "Say “no” to June gloom") Get out and do good for yourself and others [Griselda S. Rodriguez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/griselda-s-rodriguez "Griselda S. Rodriguez") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/summer-is-here-with-exciting-news-from-octla "Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA") Check out our new oceanfront conference [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") ## [June 26: The day we show our strength against Uber](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/june-26-the-day-we-show-our-strength-against-uber "June 26: The day we show our strength against Uber") Join the most sophisticated, survivor centered effort our side has ever run [Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez")