Civil rights litigation : representing plaintiffs today / / Rebecca A. Taylor

• Autore: Taylor Rebecca A.
• Pubblicazione: [Chicago, Illinois] : , : ABA, , [2014]; ©[2014]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.7308/5
• Soggetto topico: Civil rights - United States; Civil procedure - United States; Civil rights lawyers - United States
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Modern Solutions: Litigation and Beyond; Pro-Civil Rights Focus; Recognizing the Good That Many Government Officials Do; Other Definitions and Caveats; PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF CIVIL RIGHTS; CHAPTER 1 The Second Amendment; The Current Law of the Second Amendment; Stand Your Ground; Mental Health Aspects; Intervention for At-Risk Youth; The Future of the Second Amendment Debate; CHAPTER 2 The First Amendment; Declaration of Independence; Protests; The Occupy Movement; CHAPTER 3 The Fourth Amendment-Search and Seizure ; What Privacy Means Today versus What It Should MeanCommon Law Right to Privacy; What Privacy Invasions Are We Willing to Accept?; Racial Profiling, Spying, and Harassment; Stop-and-Frisk; Physical Searches and Seizures; Police Killings of Unarmed Citizens; CHAPTER 4 The Fifth Amendment-Rights of Persons; Due Process; CHAPTER 5 The Fourteenth Amendment-Rights Guaranteed, Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal Protection; Equal Protection; CHAPTER 6 Discrimination Due to Sexual Orientation; Debunking the Anti-Equality Myths ; Affirmation of Equality in Marriage by the Supreme CourtPART TWO: LITIGATION; CHAPTER 7 The Process Before Trial, Settlement, or Appeal; CHAPTER 8 Conducting Your Due Diligence; CHAPTER 9 Dealing with Opposing Counsel; CHAPTER 10 Intake; Risk Management; Ultimate Goals; CHAPTER 11 Other Practice Tips; Distinguishing Bad Case Law and Statutes; CHAPTER 12 Forming Your Case; Precedent and Case Strategies for Protesters; What Would You Have Done?; Choosing Your Venue and Pleading Accordingly; Litigating Against Probable Cause and Qualified Immunity; Interlocutory Appeals of Qualified Immunity ; CHAPTER 13 Motion PracticeMotions to Dismiss; Motions to Remove to Federal Court; Motions for Preliminary Injunctions or Temporary Restraining Orders; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Motion for Summary Judgment; CHAPTER 14 Discovery; Sample Requests for Production; Sample Deposition Questions for the Arresting Police Officer; Supplementing Discovery with FOIA Requests; CHAPTER 15 The New Guerrilla Warfare of Civil Rights; Other Forums of Protest; Grassroots Constitutional Amendments; Assistance from the National Guard; Elections; Boycotting; The Power of Exposure ; Fight Back with TechnologyIndex; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Asserting our civil rights goes to the heart of what it means to be an American, but unfortunately, our property, liberty, and even life can be sacrificed when we exercise these fundamental rights. This book seeks to help lawyers, their clients, and the general public negotiate the field of civil rights law in the social and political climate of America today. Civil Rights Litigation is a step toward sharing information and cooperation between everyone who supports civil rights, including the separate movements, attorneys, their clients, and the general public.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil rights litigation
• ISBN: 1-62722-318-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910672286003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II