From intimate partner violence to sexual slavery, women are being brutally beaten, raped, and sold as chattel in our communities. The market for sex trafficking is thriving on the internet as women and girls can be bought and sold on a smartphone. New Mexico ranks...
Cases
A COP FIRES. A TEEN DIES. YET SIX POLICE BODY CAMERAS SOMEHOW MISS WHAT HAPPENS.
The shooting of Mary S. Hawkes is profiled in an article by The Washington Post. Through the facts of Mary's case, the article illuminates the broader problems with the use of department-issued body cameras in police departments across the country. Read more at this...
HAWKES’ RIGHTS VIOLATED, ACCORDING TO APD INVESTIGATOR
The ABQ Journal has published an article in connection with the shooting of Mary S. Hawkes. In the article, Sgt. Norris confirms that police mishandled evidence, and that Mary's constitutional rights were violated that night. Read more at the link...
SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE: ARRESTED FOR BURPING IN SCHOOL
This firm today filed a petition to the United States Supreme Court in A.M. v. Acosta, a case in which a 13-year-old middle school student in Albuquerque, New Mexico was detained by police and transported in handcuffs to the juvenile detention center for burping...
COMMENT ON THE CASE: YOUNG V. BEESLEY
On February 22, 2017, a jury returned a verdict against our client, Tim Young, in his claim that a doctor at Gila Regional Medical Center, Bryant Beesley, M.D., battered him when he conducted a rectal digital search at the request of Hidalgo County Sheriff's...
SILVER CITY PD ACCUSED OF PROTECTING COLLEAGUE BEFORE HE KILLED GIRLFRIEND
KOB4 profiles the tragic killing of Nikki Bascom, a Silver City resident and mother of two who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Silver City Police Captain Mark Contreras, who then killed himself.Laura represents Ms. Bascom's family in a lawsuit against the Silver...
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO CONVICT A COP WHO KILLS?
Vice News profiles the recent criminal case involving two police officers who were accused of second degree murder for the killing of James Boyd, a homeless man who was camping in the Sandia foothills.Shannon, who represented Mr. Boyd's brother in the civil case...
BALLISTIC EXPERTS CONCLUDE OFFICER’S ACCOUNT OF SHOOTING SCIENTIFICALLY IMPOSSIBLE
KOB4 Eyewitness news interview's Shannon Kennedy on the shooting of Mary Hawkes and the lawsuit filed by Kennedy, Kennedy & Ives on behalf of the Mary Hawkes Estate in the Second Judicial District Court of Albuquerque.
HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS CONVICTED OF SEX CRIMES OR SEX- RELATED MISCONDUCT
The Legal Team at Kennedy, Kennedy & Ives remains humbled by the bravery of our client, Dianna Guerrero, who stepped forward to share her story of sexual assault by a police officer when she was an high school intern with the Las Cruces Police Department. Dianna's...
APS To Pay $750K To Settle Abuse Lawsuit
"The family of a special education student who says she was inappropriately touched by her teacher has received a $750,000 settlement in a lawsuit that claims Albuquerque Public Schools administrators ignored repeated complaints about the man spanning a decade....
