Author name: The Civil Rights Lawyer

On July 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a published opinion in the case of Sylvia Gonzalez v. Edward Trevino, Mayor of Castle Hills that now appears to be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is an important First Amendment Retaliation case where qualified immunity is the key issue. […]

It’s a relaxing summer afternoon. You’re visiting family about 15 minutes away from your home. You locked your doors before you left, like you always do. Your three dogs are safely secured inside your house. All of a sudden you get a notification from your Ring doorbell security camera, at your front door. You see

The U.S. DOJ announced in a press release today that police officers involved in the Kentucky shooting death of Breonna Taylor have been charged with federal felony civil rights violations. A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned two indictments that were unsealed today, and the Department of Justice filed a third charging document today,

Lawsuit filed today. More at the link: Police Harass Innocent Citizens on Their Porch – Lawsuit Filed Today source

This sort of behavior happens all the time: cops show up to a private residence, they knock on the door. What are your rights in that situation? What rights to the police have to do what they’re doing? Let’s make some things clear. Read more: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/08/08/cops-at-your-door-what-they-dont-want-you-to-know/ The WV video from last week: https://youtu.be/LCBd6Mfon-Y source

You’re home asleep in your bed. It’s two in the morning. Suddenly, you hear shouting outside. Three police officers are outside your house, shining lights, shouting at you to exit your home. You’ve done nothing wrong. You’re afraid. You comply with their orders, because they’re the police. There’s three of them, armed with the authority

Remember the video I posted last week showing the building inspection search entry into the woman’s home? Here’s new bodycam of their Anne Frank joke. Let’s clear up the law on when the government can search your home for an “inspection” as opposed to a criminal investigation….. Original video: https://youtu.be/93KwL-so-Zk I’ll post the law to

In 2019, on a rainy April night in Sterling Heights, Michigan, 18- year-old Logan Davis had just gotten off work at a sandwich shop and was waiting under a nearby awning for his dad to pick him up and drive him home. A few minutes later, Davis ended up hand-cuffed in the back of a

Civil Rights Law Live Stream discussion – with Kentucky Civil Rights Attorney Chris Wiest – August 11, 2022. Some big updates on Chris’s cases, and more. We’ll be discussing an update on this case: https://youtu.be/HmRipNEYqEI More at the link: Kentucky Officers Denied Qualified Immunity and Headed to Trial source

Big update in Chris Wiest’s case in Kentucky, where several Kentucky police officers are being held accountable for their misconduct. More at link: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/08/11/kentucky-officers-denied-qualified-immunity-and-headed-to-trial/ source