--- title: Civil Rights description: Advocate Magazine articles on Civil Rights, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Using civil-rights law to protect the LGBTQ+ community](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/using-civil-rights-law-to-protect-the-lgbtq-community "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-contreras "Christian Contreras") From Issue: [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june) ## [The problem with policing in the United States](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/the-problem-with-policing-in-the-united-states "The problem with policing in the United States") Immunities for police are eating away at our constitutional rights [Julia Yoo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/julia-yoo "Julia Yoo") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) ## [The Bane Act and beyond](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/the-bane-act-and-beyond "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 [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [Matthew S. McNicholas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-s-mcnicholas "Matthew S. McNicholas") From Issue: [2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april) ## [Securing discovery in jail-death cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/securing-discovery-in-jail-death-cases "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") From Issue: [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june) ## [Keeping video of police encounters outside the domain of confidentiality](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august/keeping-video-of-police-encounters-outside-the-domain-of-confidentiality "Keeping video of police encounters outside the domain of confidentiality") [John Taylor](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-taylor "John Taylor") [Neil Gehlawat](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/neil-gehlawat "Neil Gehlawat") From Issue: [2021 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august) ## [Humanizing the plaintiff in civil-rights trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/humanizing-the-plaintiff-in-civil-rights-trials "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january) ## [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") From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) ## [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") From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) ## [Securing the universe of documents in civil-rights actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/securing-the-universe-of-documents-in-civil-rights-actions "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) [![Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Diggs-istock-1333790624_8e27810e33099955a6060098b4a9180f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/say-it-loud-i-protest-and-i-m-proud "Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud") ## [Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/say-it-loud-i-protest-and-i-m-proud "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rodney-s-diggs "Rodney S. Diggs") From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june) [![It’s time to bring back the Bane Act](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Haddad-istock-1187042617_fc9697fc56fa50aa7d05cd9faea985e7.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/it-s-time-to-bring-back-the-bane-act "It’s time to bring back the Bane Act") ## [It’s time to bring back the Bane Act](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/it-s-time-to-bring-back-the-bane-act "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-haddad "Michael Haddad") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) ## [Getting your civil-rights case to trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/getting-your-civil-rights-case-to-trial "Getting your civil-rights case to trial") A look at the burdens of law and motion practice in civil-rights litigation [DeWitt Lacy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dewitt-lacy "DeWitt Lacy") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february)