Police shootings: A guide to winning justice

A look at the legal process and the proven strategies for winning an excessive-force case

Christian Contreras

From Issue: 2024 June

You are not your worst mistake

Vindicating the rights of those who die in police custody

Denisse O. Gastélum

From Issue: 2024 March

Why handle a civil rights case?

Civil rights cases give the opportunity to protect basic American rights but can present unique challenges

Matthew Kumin

From Issue: 2008 March

Using civil-rights law to protect the LGBTQ+ community

Despite social progress, the community continues to be marginalized, the subject of hate crimes and oppression

Christian Contreras

From Issue: 2025 June

Shaking the Foundations

Stanford law students organize inspiring progressive lawyering conference

Laura Elizabeth Weidman

From Issue: 2007 November

Public Justice sues U.S. Government and California for immigrant’s penile amputation

The lawsuit seeks to hold the federal and state governments accountable for abdicating their responsibility for an immigration detainee’s medical condition

Sarah Dean

From Issue: 2008 January

Claims, remedies, and discovery when representing undocumented workers

Immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability for purpose of enforcing state employment and civil rights laws

Cristal L. Cabrera

From Issue: 2023 March

Working while Muslim: Religious discrimination in the workplace

Has “Islamophobia” caused a 10 percent rise in employment-discrimination claims?

Anayat Durrani

From Issue: 2012 April

Using the law to advance social justice

Thinking outside the boundaries of a trial may help to bring about true social reform

Michele Magar

From Issue: 2008 September

The good we do — Lawyers lauded at Gay Pride Parade

The efforts of lawyers in overturning the ban against same sex marriage have made them into heroes

Donna Bader

From Issue: 2008 August

Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud

Your silence will not protect you! Here’s a look at the laws that will

Rodney S. Diggs

From Issue: 2024 June

Public Justice prevails in key California court decisions

Medical neglect of immigration detainees spurs landmark civil rights decision

Arthur Bryant
Sarah Dean

From Issue: 2008 November