who was the attorney who sued the ferguson mo police department for misconduct?

by Prof. Pierre Lowe 7 min read

What is the Ferguson lawsuit?

The Justice Department filed a wide-ranging lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri, in federal court Wednesday, accusing the municipality of “a pattern or practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the Constitution and federal civil rights laws,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced. “Residents of Ferguson have suffered the deprivation ...

When was the Ferguson report released?

The lawsuit’s allegations mirror those in the Justice Department’s landmark Ferguson Report, which was released last March on the same day as a separate report clearing Officer Darren Wilson of civil-rights violations for the shooting death of Michael Brown in August 2014.

How many investigations has the Justice Department launched?

For Ferguson, a victory in the courts is unlikely. The Justice Department has launched 67 investigations since Congress empowered it to sue police departments for civil-rights violations in 1994 after the Rodney King beating, according to the Washington Post.

What Are Your Civil Rights?

The Fourth Amendment: Protects you against illegal searches and seizures and police brutality. We have been successful in handling these civil rights cases, as well as unlawful arrest and wrongful conviction cases, which often involve violations of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment’s “due process of law” clauses.

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