New York City Police detain and handcuff Fifth Grader who leaves School after Teacher tells Student
The New York Law Journal Headline read that "A Manhattan judge ruled that two New York City police officers lawfully detained a...
Federal Judge Grants Class Action Certification to Hearing Impaired Prisoner under the Americans wit
Plaintiff was an inmate who suffered from hearing problems. He sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), claiming that the...
Supreme Court reaffirms that Plaintiff's Civil Rights Lawsuit must be Frivolous, Unreasonable or
The Idaho Supreme Court decided to go against the longstanding precedent set forth by the Supreme Court nearly 40 years ago. Under...
Adult-Oriented Establishment fails to Assert Standing for First Amendment Challenge
Courts require standing, a case or controversy, under Article III before a Court will even touch a First Amendment issue. Here, Keepers,...
Immunity denied for Prosecutors - Jury Verdict Upheld
Facts: Dr. Leonard Morse was a dentist who had a successful practice in Brooklyn, that was until the Defendants alleged he was committing...
African American “not fitting in” and Caucasian employee “fitting in better” considered pretext and
The Second Circuit assumed that denial to the van was an adverse employment action and evaluated two statements of which the District...
Defendant NYC Police Officers are not entitled to Qualified Immunity for the mass arrests that occur
Garcia v. Jane and John Doe, 12-2634-cv (Aug. 21 2014) In their complaint, the Plaintiffs attached video footage and photographs that...
Kirkland v. Cablevision Systems, 13‐3625‐cv (2d Cir. July 25, 2014)
Plaintiff Garry Kirkland, who was (2008) the only African-American Area Operations Manager in Cablevision, represented himself in a...
