Civil Rights

Multiple dwellings and probable cause for search warrants

Blight v. City of Manteca,
944 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2019)

Manteca, California! Nestled about halfway between Modesto and Stockton off of Highway 99, it is the hometown of former NBA point guard and coach Scott Brooks – an

Gang evidence “almost always prejudicial.”

Gilmore v. Lockard,
936 F.3d 857, 859 (9th Cir. 2019)

In Gilmore v. Lockard, 936 F.3d 857, 859 (9th Cir. 2019), the Ninth Circuit reversed a defense verdict in favor of prison officials who, a prisoner alleged, used excessive force against him

Discrimination in the jury selection process is an ongoing reality within the American criminal justice system, but measures have been taken for over a century to address the issue at both the national and state levels.

The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified in 1868 and 1870, respectively,