Author name: The Civil Rights Lawyer

My client was arrested by the WV State Police after posting a meme on social media criticizing the West Virginia Governor for his COVID restrictions and threats to have people arrested for not obeying them. I’ll show you the meme and also the law. #YouDecide #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment UPDATE AFTER FIRST HEARING: https://youtu.be/FC9c285K2M0 thecivilrightslawyer.com UPDATE: the […]

Today we took the West Virginia Governor to federal court on a challenge against the “Mask Mandate” and “Stay at Home” executive orders following the Governor’s threats on Friday the 13th to start having people arrested and charged with “obstruction of justice.” Fortunately, the Governor backed down from his threats, and the West Virginia Attorney

We had court today in the legal fight to keep West Virginians free from our Governor’s tyranny. This was the preliminary hearing for my client who was arrested for posting political criticism of the Governor on Twitter. I’ll explain what just happened …. DONATE to the cause of our fight for freedom in WV: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/donations/we-the-people-do-not-consent/

#1stAmendmentLaw #FreedomOfSpeech #MandateTyranny The Civil Rights Lawyer discusses the rampant abuse of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that’s currently happening, as well as the legal resistance to the “new normal” of government by executive mandate. Freedom is Scary. thecivilrightslawyer.com Here’s how you can help: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2020/11/13/help-us-sue-the-wv-governor-over-his-new-covid-tyranny/ source

The Civil Rights Lawyer on Talk Radio Describing the Fight Against the Governor’s mandate and restriction tyranny. This was with Dave Allen on WCHS out of Charleston, West Virginia, discussing the pending federal lawsuit against the West Virginia Governor, as well as the broad state constitutional challenge we’re currently working on. I’ve enjoyed being on

#2ndAmendment #RedFlagLaws #PTSD Recently, the 2nd Amendment advocacy organization, Gun Owners of America (GOA) submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of “over a quarter of a million veterans” who have had, possibly unbeknownst to them, their gun rights stolen from them. As “Red Flag Laws” have popped up in

In 2018, West Virginia passed a wonderful pro-2nd Amendment piece of legislation, titled HB 4187, a.k.a. the “Parking Lot Bill,” which took effect on June 8, 2018. The bill prohibited businesses from banning firearms from vehicles in their parking lots. It also prohibited the hiring and firing of employees based on their possession of firearms.

#ElectionAnalysis #ConstitutionalLaw #2020 It’s the year of constitutional mayhem. Does Trump still have a path to victory? What’s going on in Georgia? Pennsylvania? What does the Constitution require? Join me for a LIVE discussion on constitutional law and the current election mess on Monday at 6:30pm eastern, Dec. 7, 2020. Bring your questions/comments and participate

#SCOTUS #Election2020 #TexasLawsuit Texas sues four states directly in the SCOTUS. This just happened today. I read the brief and I’ll summarize the legal arguments. Read the entire filing: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2020/12/08/texas-files-suit-at-the-scotus/ Updates: WV JOINS and others: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2020/12/10/west-virginia-joins-amicus-brief-supporting-texas-v-pennsylvania-at-the-supreme-court/ source

#ExcessiveForce #CivilRightsLaw #PoliceVideo My client’s wife filmed the police arresting him. Now that the criminal charges have been resolved, we’re ready to proceed with a federal civil rights lawsuit. The video has never been on YouTube before. See for yourself. source