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Choosing the Right Law Firm When Your Civil Rights Have Been Violated

Introduction When your civil rights have been violated, choosing the right law firm can make all the difference in your pursuit of justice. The legal …

The Future of Disability Rights Under the Current Administration

Introduction Disability rights have long been a cornerstone of civil rights protections in the United States. Laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and …

The Dismantling of DEI

The Dismantling of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives: Implications for Marginalized Communities Introduction Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have long been integral to …

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The Impact of Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Civil Rights Protections

Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has historically played a crucial role in shaping civil rights in America. From landmark decisions like …

Trump’s Executive Order on the Federal Workforce: A Shift Toward Politicization

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump wasted no time in reshaping the federal government, signing 26 executive orders on his first day back in …

Trump’s January 6 Pardons: The Legal, Social, and Political Fallout

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump returned to office and immediately fulfilled one of his most controversial campaign promises: issuing a sweeping pardon for …

The End of Birthright Citizenship: What Trump’s Executive Order Means for America

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began his second term with a controversial start, signing 26 executive orders, including one that reinterprets the Fourteenth …

New Police Chief Raises Concerns

Vallejo’s Appointment of Jason Ta as Police Chief Raises Concerns from BNCL’s Ben Nisenbaum The recent appointment of Jason Ta as Vallejo’s permanent police chief …

Why Civil Rights Law Firms Like BNCL Are Essential in Upholding Democracy in Cases Like the Louisiana Voting Map*

In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a pivotal case challenging Louisiana’s newly redrawn voting map, which adds a second Black-majority …

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Reginald Oliver v. City of Oakland

Oakland Police keep fabricating evidence and lying about minorities to arrest and prosecute them for supposed “gang” crimes, in violation of a settlement that prohibits …

Named plaintiff Reginald Oliver claims the Oakland PD continues violating the Constitution, in defiance of the settlement in Delphine Allen e al. v. City of Oakland, USDC No. C-00-4599 TEH, also known as "The Riders" litigation. Read Full Course

Jane Smith v. City of Oakland

Racial profiling of Asian women by police officer resulting in a class action complaint for damages, declaratory and injunctive relief

Finding evidence about defendant's post-conviction parole violation unfairly prejudicial "since the jury could have construed that parole violation as character evidence in violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)" Read Full Course

Rodney King v. City of Los Angeles

Rodney King has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to have Judge John G. Davies disqualified from presiding at the trial of …

Rodney King waited too long to file a malpractice suit against the first of 27 lawyers who represented him in connection with the infamous beating he suffered from Los Angeles police in 1991, this district’s Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The ruling by Div. Two affirmed Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ann Kough’s grant of summary judgment to Steven Lerman. King earlier this year dismissed his appeal of Kough’s ruling in favor of two other lawyers sued in the case, Federico Sayre and John Burris. Read Full Course

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