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11/06/2023

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06/24/2021

Michael Poreda comments on the shooting of Jeffrey Sutton

Footage from police cameras and cellphones raises questions about the Bloomfield Police Department’s version of an incident in which officers shot and injured a motorist during a traffic stop last November.

04/30/2021

https://youtu.be/qAb-IqYovHg

This victim of police excessive force was shot at 7 times. 3 of the bullets went into his arm. The victim can no longer use two of his fingers and has pain...

12/22/2020

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-prison-guard-charged-with-beating-inmate-to-death-allegedly-had-hit-list-of-other-prisoners-to-harass/ar-BB1c9leR?ocid=msedgdhp

"Black Lives Matter" is really about abuse of authority; and although black lives are particularly threatened by it, it affects everyone. And no where is this worse than behind prison walls. "Black Lives Matter" emerged because people were able to videotape police brutality. But the same goes on behind prison walls everyday, and inmates end up getting punished for it, as guards close ranks around the abuser and orchestrate narratives of inmate misbehavior. Inmate witnesses who squeal get targeted by the officers or other inmates the officers bribe. Then, the legislature and courts have set up all kinds of limits on liability to shield them from paying for their crimes.

Add to this the fact that most lawyers won't touch prison cases. Clients usually can't pay; Defendants won't settle; juries have anti-prisoner bias; and even statutory attorneys fees get minimized due to legislative efforts to squelch prisoner litigation. The not-for-profit system cannot come close to keeping up with the abuse that needs to be fought. If you are a lawyer and you care about stopping abuse by police - contact me and take a case.

Add to this the fact that most lawyers won't touch prison cases. Clients usually can't pay; Defendants won't settle; juries have anti-prisoner bias; and even statutory attorneys fees get minimized due to legislative efforts to squelch prisoner litigation. The not-for-profit system cannot come close to keeping up with the abuse that needs to be fought. If you are a lawyer and you care about stopping abuse by police - contact me and take a case.

A Florida corrections officer who has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of an inmate in his care had reportedly been disciplined for multiple use of force reports.

08/07/2020

https://www.newjerseylawyer.org/single-post/2020/07/24/WHAT-ARE-A-PARENT%E2%80%99S-RIGHTS-IN-A-HIB-HARASSMENT-INTIMIDATION-and-BULLYING-INVESTIGATION

Having a child who has been the victim or school bullying can be scary and stressful.  It can also be scary and stressful to have a child be accused of HI

08/07/2020

https://www.newjerseylawyer.org/single-post/2020/07/24/WHAT-ARE-A-PARENT%E2%80%99S-RIGHTS-IN-A-HIB-HARASSMENT-INTIMIDATION-and-BULLYING-INVESTIGATION

08/02/2020

https://www.newjerseylawyer.org/single-post/2020/07/23/WHAT-PARENTS-AND-TEACHERS-SHOULD-KNOW-ABOUT-THE-NEW-JERSEY-ANTI-BULLYING-BILL-OF-RIGHTS-and-HIB-HARASSMENT-INTIMIDATION-and-BULLYING

Between 1999 and 2015, every state in the country passed a school anti-bullying law, as studies emerged confirming the negative health effects of school bullyi

07/20/2020

Today I got a call from a client in prison who had been waiting for cortisone shots to treat spinal disease for months. All I had to do was a send a letter to the prison medical department threatening a lawsuit. This is not the first time I've had miracle results like this. The prison medical system can be totally careless and cruel to its patients because the law makes it too difficult to sue them for it at a profit. And if you think "well, I don't care, they are in prison because they are bad people," keep in mind that the majority of people in prison are there because of drug addiction. The prison medical system doesn't care if you got caught with an ounce of he**in or killed three people - it treats everyone with the same disregard. If your firm can take on a pro bono prison medical advocacy case, please let me know. I have many for whom some phone calls and a letter could make a huge difference.

07/16/2020

https://www.newjerseylawyer.org/single-post/2020/07/13/Randolph-Tennis-Center-Owner-Likely-the-Victim-of-First-Amendment-Violation-Civil-Rights-in-the-Age-of-COVID-19

Public officials in Morris County may be liable for a violation of the First Amendment by selectively enforcing Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 148 against t

07/01/2020

https://www.newjerseylawyer.org/single-post/2020/06/30/EEOC-CHAIRWOMAN%E2%80%99S-BIZARRE-PRIDE-MONTH-STATEMENT

Legalized discrimination against LGBT people is dying, thanks in part to the efforts ofthe federal government’s employment discrimination watchdog agency, the

06/17/2020

https://www.newjerseylawyer.org/single-post/2020/06/16/US-Supreme-Court-Bans-LGBT-Employment-Discrimination

June 15, 2020 was the biggest day for LGBT rights since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same s*x marriage nationwide five years ago.  In a trio of cases,