Everyone in this country has civil rights to protect their safety and freedom. When powerful entities abuse their position, they can violate your rights. Please keep reading to learn when you should reach out to a civil rights lawyer. You deserve justice if your rights have been violated.
Our Long Island civil rights attorney has many years of experience handling these types of cases and has even dealt with some very high-profile civil rights cases. When you need help getting justice, do not hesitate to call our office to schedule your free consultation.
Types of Cases Our Civil Rights Lawyer Handles
Knowing your civil rights is essential. The following are several cases that example what civil rights violations are. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our Long Island civil rights lawyer right away if you believe your rights have been violated.
Police Brutality
The United States has a reputation for the number of police brutality cases there have been. You may recognize many names who have been beaten or killed by the police, including Rodney King, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor.
Here is a long history of police brutality in the United States, with significant social movements dating back to the 1960s.
If a police officer has harmed you or a loved one, please reach out to our civil rights lawyer right away. Police officers need to be held accountable for using excessive force.
Wrongful Arrests
Civil unrest is on the rise in the United States. In the past few years, there have been more and more public demonstrations against police brutality, the War in Ukraine, the overturning of Roe V. Wade, etc. You have likely seen videos and photos from these protests of people being taken away in handcuffs.
The New York Law Journal shared a story about a class action lawsuit against dozens of NYPD officers who wrongfully arrested protesters in the spring of 2020 and placed them into cells with people who were not wearing masks. The plaintiffs claimed the arresting officers violated their rights because they were arrested without justification.
If you believe you were arrested without legal cause, we can help you fight for your justice.
Many wrongful arrests turn into wrongful convictions. Please keep reading to learn more about what a wrongful conviction is.
Wrongful Convictions
You may be familiar with a case of five young boys accused, charged, and convicted of a heinous crime against a jogger in Central Park. This is one of the most famous cases of wrongful convictions. These boys were forced by law enforcement to confess to the rape and aggravated assault of a Manhattan woman.
They spent years in jail and faced mass public humiliation and trauma because NYPD was eager to pin the crimes on these five kids. They were exonerated in 2002, 13 years after the crime.
If you have been wrongfully convicted of a crime, you deserve justice for this blatant violation of your civil rights. We urge you to contact our Long Island civil rights lawyer today.
What Am I Entitled To?
If a court determines that your rights have been violated, you are owed damages. Compensation awards are provided to victims of civil rights violations. Some of the damages included in your compensation award may be:
- lost income
- medical bills
- compensation for your confinement
- public humiliation
- punitive damages
- attorney fees
- pain and suffering
Schedule Your Free Consultation Today
Do not hesitate to contact our office to schedule your free consultation. Hiring a civil rights lawyer is at no cost to you. These cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning you don’t pay a single fee unless you win your case.
You deserve justice if your civil rights have been violated. Give us a call right away to get started.
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