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“Hold him down!”

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

Michael S. Carrillo

From Issue: 2024 June

On becoming a civil-rights trial lawyer

On becoming a civil-rights trial lawyer

Lessons from my father, and the path from PI law to criminal law to becoming a civil-rights lawyer

Dale K. Galipo

From Issue: 2021 February

Denial of medical care to those in custody

Denial of medical care to those in custody

Post-arrest and pre-trial claims against individual government officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

Vicki Sarmiento

From Issue: 2021 February

Get out of my head!

Get out of my head!

Overcoming (implicit) bias

James West

From Issue: 2019 February

Why would anyone want to practice in federal court?

Because it’s where we fight for our clients’ civil rights

Ibiere N. Seck

From Issue: 2024 May

The problem with policing in the United States

Immunities for police are eating away at our constitutional rights

Julia Yoo

From Issue: 2021 February

Claims, remedies, and discovery when representing undocumented workers

Claims, remedies, and discovery when representing undocumented workers

Immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability for purpose of enforcing state employment and civil rights laws

Cristal L. Cabrera

From Issue: 2023 March

Confession of a black judge

Confession of a black judge

I get frustrated too

Rupert A. Byrdsong

From Issue: 2021 February

Interlocutory appeals in police excessive-force cases

Interlocutory appeals in police excessive-force cases

Federal interlocutory appeals of summary judgment brought based upon the qualified-immunity defense

Cynthia Goodman

From Issue: 2020 March

You are not your worst mistake

You are not your worst mistake

Vindicating the rights of those who die in police custody

Denisse O. Gastélum

From Issue: 2024 March

Vicki Sarmiento

Vicki Sarmiento

My civil rights hero

Paul Hoffman

From Issue: 2024 June

The Bane Act and beyond

California’s civil rights statutes, especially The Tom Bane Act, are an untapped resource that extends far beyond the usual police misconduct cases

Matthew S. McNicholas
Holly Boyer

From Issue: 2017 April

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