Topic
Excessive force
192 published works
TortsProf Blog
IA: Punies Not Available for Victims of Excessive Force by Law Enforcement Officers
Last Thursday, in a case about excessive force by law enforcement officers, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that there is no vested right to punitive damages and the state legislature…
The Velvet Hammer
Power of The People – Why Lawyers Need to Come Together
As lawyers, we are uniquely qualified to fight against institutional racism. Yet how many of us are standing with the protesters - maybe not in the actual protests, but advocating…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Video evidence casts harsh light on authorities’ use of excessive force
In the running battle between authorities and individuals over excessive use of force, the eyes suddenly now have it: The advance of smart phone technology to ubiquity and with quality…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Concerns spike as police seek to medicalize tactics that end in arrest deaths
The national outage over authorities’ excessive use of force, especially against black men, may take law enforcement, first responders, politicians, and critics into a murky and nightmarish area — call…
Death Penalty
Markeith Loyd Death Penalty Trial: Motions Filed Regarding Investigation into Excessive Force During Apprehension
By Reba Kennedy
The following motions have been filed by Terence Lenamon in the death penalty trial of Markeith Loyd and shared in his online library (full text). Click on the links to…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
We must tear town the ‘blue wall of silence.’ Here’s how civil lawsuits could help (by Profs. Frank Rudy Cooper, Suzette Malveaux, and Catherine Smith)
By SpearIt
Our years of studying constitutional civil rights have taught us that police policies and even criminal statutes are not enough to overcome the “blue wall of silence” among officers. What’s…
CHW California Public Law Report
You can have two bites at the apple
In a recently published case, Kon v. City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Court of Appeal held that a criminal defendant who previously pled guilty to disturbing the peace…
The Right Coast
New video shows other cops kneeling on George Floyd as he gasped that he couldn’t breathe
It was a group effort, after all.via hotair.comThe MPD cop seems like a real prize.
PrawfsBlawg
Reuters on qualified immunity
Main Friday, May 08, 2020Reuters on qualified immunityReuters on Friday published a multi-part series on qualified immunity. The center of the study is a empirical look at how Pearson v.…
PrawfsBlawg
Bivens closer to death (and Thomas would kill it)
Main Tuesday, February 25, 2020Bivens closer to death (and Thomas would kill it)In one of the (unfortunately) least surprising decisions of the Term, SCOTUS held Tuesday in Hernandez v. Mesa…