thecivilrightslawyer

(UPDATE VIDEO 2/22/20: https://youtu.be/RpA1eQMrTBI) (Edited 1/27/20: That local news channel made me take down the ending with their clip in it……so you’ll have to use your imagination. Think Reno 911, SEU edition.) The Putnam County WV Sheriff’s Department showed up at my client’s house in August of 2019, purportedly to serve a civil lawsuit summons, […]

I made this for Facebook, but they rejected it. In the words of Bulldog from Frasier, it was “BS… total BS.” So here, my legendary video production skills on display here are now transferred to YouTube. Sen. Joe Manchin and his strong support of the 2nd Amendment. source

This is a video I did awhile back on West Virginia’s “Stand Your Ground” law, also referred to as “Castle Doctrine.” There’s a lot of disinformation out there, and misapphrensions as well (is that a word? I think so.) It’s always important for gun owners to also be students of the law. This is by

This is from that time they let me in the marketing department when nobody else was there. They haven’t let me in since….. Kicking grass and taking names in West Virginia since 2006. Trial lawyer and constitutional law *ahem* scholar….. johnbryanlaw.com (304) 772-4999 Licensed in West Virginia and all federal courts of West Virginia, as

This is a video of my client Michael Walker being stopped by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department in 2017 for open carrying a firearm. He had an AR-15 slung over his back, and was headed coyote hunting. We filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, which is still pending. UPDATE: we had oral arguments today at

My client Shawn Warner, was on his way to his job as a professional driver in the oilfield industry, driving through Doddridge County, West Virginia, when a guy in a black Audi SUV pulled up beside him and attempted to pull him over for speeding. No marked police car; no blue lights; no uniform. Unsure

Another look at the creepy search video out of Putnam County, West Virginia, where my client, Dustin Elswick, had his home searched by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department “SEU,” or Special Enforcement Unit, a drug task force comprised of Putnam County deputies. There was no search warrant. No drugs found. No criminal charges. Now more

You may have seen the video of the 6 year old child being handcuffed in Orlando, Florida. It’s been making its way around the inter webs. I’ve actually researched this issue before, and there was a 2018 case on the handcuffing of a 10 year old here in the 4th Circuit in 2018. I briefly

Offhand shooting of the Scar 17 at 12” swinging steel targets at distances of 100, 200, 300 yards. 147 grain FMJ ammo. 3×5 Zeiss scope. source

Tire flip medley at Brute Strength Strongman, Norfolk, Virginia, 2016. Open heavyweight division. Weight: 617, 700, 900 pounds. source