Police in Stamford, Connecticut violated the First Amendment when they arrested and jailed Michael Friend for holding a sign that read “Cops Ahead.” The First Amendment does not “permit the government...
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Court Rejects Immunity For Police Who Held 83-Year-Old Grandmother At Gunpoint
An 83-year-old woman who was held at gunpoint and handcuffed after her car was wrongly reported as stolen can sue the officers responsible, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled earlier this m...
Supreme Court Urged To Enforce The Thirteenth Amendment’s Ban On Involuntary Servitude
In a rare legal filing, a group of Filipino nurses is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce the Thirteenth Amendment, which famously abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. Simply for quit...
Nevada Supreme Court Upholds The Right To Sue The Government, Blocks Qualified Immunity
In a landmark decision late last month, the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously ruled that victims of wrongful searches and seizures have the right to sue the responsible government officials. Just as cr...
No Immunity For Prosecutor Accused Of Fabricating Evidence In Death Row Case
For the second time, a federal appeals court has denied prosecutorial immunity to a Louisiana district attorney accused of falsifying testimony that sent a man to death row. Created by the U.S. Suprem...
First Amendment Protects The Right To Film Cops, Federal Court Reaffirms
Filming police officers at work is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment, the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declared in a ruling on July 11. Not only is the decision a win for free speech, i...
Arkansas Cop Who Threatened To Tase An Innocent Mom Faces New Legal Challenge
An Arkansas police officer who received legal immunity after holding two innocent boys at gunpoint and pulling a Taser on their mother when she tried to deescalate the situation now faces a new legal ...