Nassau County Policy of Retaining Firearms is Unconstitutional
The issue here is "whether, after the orders expired, the Fourteenth Amendment required the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department to provide...
Groping/Fondling of Inmate Constitutes 8th Amendment Violation
Two inmates bring suit, complaining they were groped around the genitalia for the personal gratification of a corrections office. The...
No 6th Amendment Right to Counsel at Writ of Garnishment Hearing
"Cohan argues that the attorney representing him at the writ of garnishment hearing labored under a conflict of interest in violation of...
Jury didn't buy NYPD Story at trial; Second Circuit Affirms Jury Award for False Arrest, Malicio
"Defendants Javier Velez and James Lukeson, officers in the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), and defendant Gary Calhoun, an NYPD...
"Woefully Inadequate" Police work results in Line-Up Suppression
The defendants are charged with, amongst other things, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree. Upon investigation a shooting, the...