When police officers use excessive force against you, they're not only injuring you, they are violating your Fourth Amendment rights. While it's not always easy to hold the police accountable for their action, pursuing a personal injury case against the police can be...
What can you do if the police use excessive force?
Recent events have brought awareness of police brutality to national attention. While the police can use force in a few specific cases, there are strict rules that they should follow, and the Constitution prohibits the use of excessive force. Despite this, officers do...
Yes, you can fight against police brutality
If you live and work in New York City, you know that police interactions can go sideways. Many citizens -- especially people of color -- have good reason to be leery of encounters with police. While this state of affairs is always more complex than simply framing...
When you stand up to police misconduct, you fight for all of us
Law enforcement personnel have some of the most difficult jobs in the country. Their sacrifice is not to be taken for granted or minimized. Unfortunately, many people still experience police misconduct every day. Victims of police misconduct must choose carefully how...
Supreme Court Holds Objective Standard Should Be Applied to Determine Whether Force Used by Police Was Excessive
The media has been abuzz lately regarding the topic of police use of excessive force against citizens. A recent ruling of the Supreme Court held that excessive force claims exerted by pretrial detainees should be analyzed using an objective standard to determine...