Author name: The Civil Rights Lawyer

On Monday I filed a federal civil rights lawsuit for two school bus drivers who were smeared in the news media and suspended from their jobs for exercising their First Amendment rights to peacefully rally and protest at the Capitol. As of today, both employees have been cleared of wrongdoing. But the damage has been […]

Update on the Family Court Judge caught on video searching my client’s house. Today they had the disciplinary hearing on the formal charges against her. Here’s what happened. Here’s Part 2, in case you missed it: https://youtu.be/V-2o0PVLQtk And Part 1: https://youtu.be/_0IDL8ll2x4 Read more: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/the-family-court-judge-search-case/ source

This bodycam footage from the Moundsville, WV Police shows a man being arrested for public intoxication and “obstruction,” i.e., contempt-of-cop. Take a look and let me know your thoughts on the civil rights violations shown here. Get out a notepad. This has never been released, to my knowledge. Unfortunately however, a civil rights victim can

My client gets confronted by an angry anti-gun Karen Walmart manager in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. They call the cops, who arrive at DEFCON 11 and tase him, arrest him, and then ask questions later. He lost a great job because of it, and now may lose his home. See the surveillance footage and listen

#CivilRightsLawyer #FourthAmendmentLaw #ComeBackWithaWarrant This week a hearing was held on the disciplinary proceedings for the Family Court Judge who searched my client’s house. You may not believe the decision which we received. Also an update on a few other civil rights cases pending or in the works here in West Virginia. source

We all see what’s happening around us. When has it happened before where dissent has been suppressed and political opposition has been criminalized? The similarities are eerily similar. Freedom is Scary Live Episode No. 40. source

For the third time in recent months we sued the WV Governor. The Supreme Court just put a halt on his appointment to the legislature and ordered him to explain himself. Read more at: The Supreme Court issues Order and Rule to Show Cause in Delegate Appointment Case Original filing, explanation and media reports: We

A quick update on the litigation against the WV Governor and the State GOP on behalf of the County GOP and voters of Wayne County, West Virginia, where an outrageous plot by the State GOP is revealed. If they get their way, almost 775,000 local voters may be disenfranchised. Oral arguments at the Supreme Court

UPDATE: Lawsuit Filed: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/05/20/the-outlaw-barber-arrested-for-refusing-to-close-during-the-lockdown-files-civil-rights-lawsuit/ Released for the first time here is the bodycam footage showing the arrest of West Virginia’s “Outlaw Barber” who was arrested for refusing to “close” his business under the WV Governor’s unconstitutional lockdown order, at the direction of a Karen Inspector with a prosecutor husband. Fortunately, his criminal defense attorney got

Today we took the Governor to the WV Supreme Court. The State GOP came to his rescue. Here’s an excerpt of my argument from today, as well as my debriefing after the long drive home and the ruling that was issued tonight….. Read more about the oral arguments and the Court’s ruling: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/02/11/the-supreme-court-rules-against-us-after-oral-arguments-in-the-wayne-county-case/ Read more