Using civil-rights law to protect the LGBTQ+ community

Despite social progress the LGBTQ+ community continues to be marginalized, the subject of hate crimes and oppression

Christian Contreras

From Issue: 2025 June

The problem with policing in the United States

Immunities for police are eating away at our constitutional rights

Julia Yoo

From Issue: 2021 February

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

Undocumented, underreported, and undervalued

Litigating retaliation and damages for immigrant workers in California

Silvia Luna

From Issue: 2026 June

The FTCA: Suing the federal government for civil rights violations

The primary vehicle for redress when federal officers abuse their authority

James DeSimone

From Issue: 2026 June

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