Eighth Circuit Panel Finds that Plaintiff’s Excessive Force Case Can Proceed to Trial
CASE UPDATE: After the Eighth Circuit decision put this case back on track toward a jury trial, the case settled in mediation pending St. Paul...
CASE UPDATE: After the Eighth Circuit decision put this case back on track toward a jury trial, the case settled in mediation pending St. Paul...
In brief, the facts of the case are that on the evening of June 6, 2012, our client, Robin Neal, (“Mr. Neal”) was leaving a bar in St. Paul with two of his friends. St. Paul police believed that Mr. Neal fit the description of another black man who had…
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is meant to protect citizens from unlawful searches and arrests conducted by police officers. However, when citizens sue...
Just this past week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Manuel v. City of Joliet, that a criminal suspect who is arrested...
As I was preparing to give a talk at a Minneapolis event regarding community and police officer relations, it dawned on me that the excessive...
Video evidence of encounters with police can be vital in civil rights excessive force cases. Our firm recently resolved such a case, largely because a...
The U.S Supreme Court recently issued a decision making it more difficult for police misconduct victims to successfully sue law enforcement. The case of White...
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