Author name: The Civil Rights Lawyer

Should you talk to police without a lawyer? Here’s my foolproof plan on how to best talk to police without an attorney. You can forward this to your wayward sibling or child so that they may avoid spending time in prison. It’s really not that complicated. When do police have to advise you of Miranda […]

UPDATE on the #FamilyCourt #Judge Search case out of #WildandWonderful West Virginia. Dozens (perhaps?) of sitting family court judges enroll in the latest lottery boobie-trap – this one designed especially for America’s favorite branch of the judiciary. UPDATE 6/18: FOIA request sent: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/06/18/foia-request-sent-to-family-judicial-association/ Original video that started it all: https://youtu.be/V-2o0PVLQtk Well actually that was part

This hasn’t been in the news. I just happened to come across the opinion yesterday while doing my usual homework. On Thursday, the 4th Circuit, sitting “en banc,”held that Baltimore Police Department’s Insane and Orwellian mass AIR surveillance program is/was unconstitutional. It’s crazy what they were doing, but not surprising. This is a huge blow

The infamous Family Court judge search case grows more bizarre by the day. Not only are they acting within some secret “voluntary association” in their attempts at interfering with a pending judicial disciplinary case. Now they are refusing to comply with my #FOIA request, claiming that they are completely on accountable to the public, despite

Congratulations to West Virginia’s first Second Amendment “Sanctuary,” Putnam County, in obtaining a new anti-gun diatribe of a published opinion from the Fourth Circuit. This morning, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the Walker case. Basically, the Second Amendment doesn’t apply to the AR-15, and it matters not that the WV legislature allows

Remember my video with Kentucky Lawyer Chris Wiest about his excessive force lawsuit involving the Kentucky State Police back in March? Big news in the world of law enforcement accountability! That’s a small world, BTW….. Freedom is Scary, Ep. No. 67. The original video with me and KY Attorney Chris Wiest discussing this incident, and

One of my favorite YouTube channels, @LackLusterMedia received a fraudulent DMCA takedown notice from KARK TV station in Little Rock, Arkansas for a viral video he posted about a pregnant woman who had her car flipped by a “PIT” maneuver by the Arkansas State Police. He had obtained the dashcam footage directly from the ASP.

Some case updates from the #civilrightslawyer including the Walker v. Donahoe #opencarry case, the current V. mandate wrongful discharge case, as well as the infamous #FamilyCourt Judge Search Case. Join me live – Freedom is Scary, Ep. 69. Link to the Walker v. Donahoe petition for rehearing en banc: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/07/21/petition-for-rehearing-en-banc-filed-in-the-walker-case/ UPDATE: the response brief in

Does the First Amendment only apply to “journalists”? Or does it apply to anyone with a smart phone? Is there a right to record police officers or other government officials? This is what the courts say….. Freedom is Scary Ep. No. 70. #FirstAmendment #RightToRecord #ConstitutionalLaw Does the First Amendment Only Apply to Media? Is There

This week we filed a second federal civil rights lawsuit against the Putnam County, West Virginia so-called “Special Enforcement Unit.” This is the same “SEU” guys who were featured in the Dustin Elswick video. This case features one of the victims who came forward after the Elswick video became public. #4thAmendment #PoliceMisconduct #SearchAndSeizure It involves