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...
Civil Rights
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY: LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
Thanks to John Oliver for this snapshot of police accountability.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE STOPPED BY POLICE OR IMMIGRATION OFFICERS
Elon James White on what to do if you're stopped by the police or an immigration officer. Thanks to our colleagues at the ACLU for producing this video.
Jail Closet Rape Claim Costs Metropolitan Detention Center $680,000
"Bernalillo County has settled for a reported $680,000 in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman inmate who was allegedly raped by then-Metropolitan Detention Center guard Andres Verdugo in June 2014, the Journal has learned."Read the full article here.Photo...
