What to Do If You’re the Victim of Police Brutality

Paul Kay | February 17, 2021 | Police Brutality

According to The Washington Post, 990 people were shot and killed by police in 2020, with thousands more who were victims of excessive force. Obtaining a fair recovery in a...

Paul Kay | January 18, 2021 | Police Brutality

Throughout 2020, dozens of cell phone videos surfaced online of police officers using excessive force against citizens and protesters. While we can establish that putting pressure on an individual’s neck...

Paul Kay | January 11, 2021 | Police Brutality

In 2020, the nation saw waves of protests against the deaths of countless Black victims of police brutality. Throughout the summer, lawmakers and citizens alike have pushed for police reform...

Paul Kay | October 21, 2020 | Civil Rights , Criminal Defense , Police Brutality

Back in early June, lawmakers proposed a bill to ban police use of facial recognition software. Prohibiting the use of facial recognition would make it unlawful for authorities to obtain...

Paul Kay | July 13, 2020 | Civil Rights , Police Brutality

In the days following the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, thousands of protests broke out across the United States seeking justice for ages of mistreatment in the form of...

Paul Kay | July 6, 2020 | Civil Rights , Police Brutality

Police reform is a topic that has been at the heart of numerous local and national government discussions throughout this decade. When the actions of law enforcement put others’ lives...

Paul Kay | May 27, 2020 | Police Brutality

When a Michigan newspaper asked police officials in East Lansing for reports and video footage related to allegations of police brutality against a black man, they denied the request. East...

Paul Kay | May 19, 2020 | Police Brutality

Resisting arrest is a felony offense in Michigan. The courts assume that you can legally challenge the detention once you’ve been taken into custody, and even seek to have the...

Paul Kay | April 17, 2020 | Police Brutality

In March, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case out of Michigan from a man who claimed to have endured excessive force by police officers due to mistaken...

Paul Kay | April 10, 2020 | Police Brutality

It’s known that jurors bring a lot with them when they’re in the courtroom, from their personal beliefs to how their life experiences have shaped them. Whether a juror admits...

Paul Kay | March 17, 2020 | Civil Rights , Police Brutality

When carrying out their duties to protect the public, there are limits to what police officers can do. Claims of police brutality often happen when officers go beyond their authority....

Paul Kay | March 3, 2020 | Criminal Defense , Police Brutality

Recent high-profile cases of police shootings of African Americans have raised widespread concerns and questions about the extent of racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings. In the past few years,...

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