The problem with policing in the United States

Immunities for police are eating away at our constitutional rights

Julia Yoo

From Issue: 2021 February

Securing the universe of documents in civil-rights actions

You are only as good a civil-rights practitioner as the discovery you compel. Yes, compel.

Denisse O. Gastélum

From Issue: 2021 February

Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud

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

Rodney S. Diggs

From Issue: 2024 June

It’s time to bring back the Bane Act

This important California civil-rights law for contesting unlawful arrest or excessive force has been eviscerated by the courts

Michael Haddad

From Issue: 2021 February

Getting your civil-rights case to trial

A look at the burdens of law and motion practice in civil-rights litigation

DeWitt Lacy

From Issue: 2021 February

Everybody’s watching: The new reality of excessive-force cases

A look at the role of video, especially body cameras, and the expanding role of social media in police-misconduct actions

Carl E. Douglas

From Issue: 2018 January

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

Securing discovery in jail-death cases

Navigating discovery disputes of in-custody-death cases; case law you’ll need to rely on

Denisse O. Gastélum

From Issue: 2025 June

Keeping video of police encounters outside the domain of confidentiality

John Taylor
Neil Gehlawat

From Issue: 2021 August

Humanizing the plaintiff in civil-rights trials

Whether it be a plaintiff with a criminal history, or issues with substance abuse, the jury’s perception is one that must be shaped from the inception of the case

Denisse O. Gastélum

From Issue: 2025 January

Exposing the myth that “federal courts are bad for plaintiffs”

Why I prefer to file my police-misconduct actions in federal court

Brian T. Dunn

From Issue: 2021 February

Damages in civil-rights cases

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

Humberto Guizar

From Issue: 2024 June