On April 21, 2017, the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Foundation held its 33rd Annual Amicus Honors Gala. The NMTLF took the unusual step of selecting dual honorees, Shannon and Joseph Kennedy, who have been protecting civil rights in New Mexico for over two decades....
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EYE ON NEW MEXICO: ADA LAWSUITS
KOB 4 exposes numerous lawsuits filed by a single lawyer and client against 99 Albuquerque businesses alleging noncompliance with the ADA's accessibility requirements. Shannon and Laura appeared as panelists on the show, discussing the ADA and a lawyer's professional...
ALTERATION OF APD LAPEL VIDEO
KOB4 ran a story highlighting sworn statements by APD's former records custodian manager Reynaldo Chavez. During a newly released deposition, Mr. Chavez disclosed that it is possible to alter APD lapel camera footage through the creation of an "orphan" video clip...
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...
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...
ALBUQUERQUE’S 40-YEAR HISTORY OF POLICE MISCONDUCT
Al Jazeera follows the Albuquerque Police Department's (APD) 40-year history of police misconduct and department corruption. Recent events are the Department of Justice findings against the APD, victims' stories (including that of Kenneth Ellis III represented by...
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...
