Can I Sue the Police for Excessive Force or Brutality?
When police officers use more force than necessary during an encounter, they may violate your constitutional rights. Whether you were...
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Civil Rights
Articles about civil rights including police misconduct, unlawful arrest, and constitutional violations.
19 articles
Can I Sue the Police for Unlawful Arrest?
Being arrested when you’ve done nothing wrong is a frightening, humiliating experience. If police arrested you without proper legal justification,...
Can I Sue for Wrongful Conviction?
You spent years in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. Your life was taken from you by a broken...
Can I Sue a School for Violating My Child’s Rights?
Your child was suspended for political speech. The school searched their locker without reason. Your child with disabilities isn’t getting...
Can I Sue for an Illegal Search or Seizure?
Police searched your home without a warrant. Officers went through your car without consent or probable cause. Your property was...
Can I Sue for Violation of My Free Speech Rights?
You were arrested for protesting. Your social media post got you fired from a government job. A public university punished...
Can I Sue a Business for Discrimination?
You were refused service, treated differently, or denied entry because of your race, religion, disability, or another protected characteristic. Businesses...
Can I Sue the Police for Brutality?
You were beaten during an arrest. Officers used a chokehold when you weren’t resisting. Police shot you or a family...
Can I Sue the Police for an Unlawful Arrest?
Being arrested when you’ve done nothing wrong is a frightening, humiliating experience. If police arrested you without proper legal justification,...