Lawsuits Will Be Critical in Protecting People’s Rights over Next Four YearsAs the U.S. prepares to welcome in a new administration, advocacy groups are predicting that litigation will be key in protecting citizens’ civil rights under state and federal commercial laws, including consumer protection and employment laws. Because it is anticipated that there will be fewer opportunities to collaborate with the administration before certain laws and regulations are put in place, some advocacy organizations have said that the courts will, specifically, serve as “an important bulwark.” This will be especially important in upholding constitutional rights. Potential Threats Specifically, constitutional law scholars are concerned about the following being eviscerated:
Recent Civil Rights Case Commonwealth v. Warren, a recent case taken up by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, examined whether police had reasonable suspicion to stop an African-American man simply because he ran away from officers. It had already been established by the courts that evasive conduct in the absence of any other information tending toward an individualized suspicion that a defendant is involved in a crime is insufficient to support reasonable suspicion. Specifically, the law guards a person’s freedom to speak or not to speak to a police officer. It is also within someone’s right to simply wall away and avoid contact with police. In other words; there is a fine line between consensual and obligatory police encounters. The court concluded that because African-American men are disproportionately and repeatedly subject to police stops, more is needed to establish reasonable suspicion than the officers had in this particular case, especially given that African-Americans often have reasons to flee and these reasons may be “unrelated to the consciousness of guilt.” A report recently compiled concerning the incidence of African-American men in the city likely being targeted for police-civilian encounters such as stops, frisks, searches, interrogations, etc. played a large part in the decision. These are the types of cases that we are likely to see come up in court over the next four years. Civil Litigators Handling both Private and Public Legal Issues The attorneys at Lavalle, Brown & Ronan, P.A. have a combined 130 years of experience working in civil and commercial law in the Boca Raton area. If you have been involved in a dispute, or suffered from a personal injury, including a violation of your civil rights, contact us today at 561-395-0000 or online to receive a free legal consultation. We are here to serve the citizens of Boca Raton and surrounding communities. For more information and in depth analysis, please contact Attorney Ken Ronan at [email protected] and Case Manager Richard Bagdasarian at [email protected]. Richard Bagdasarian Attorney
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theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/23/civil-rights-trump-era-courts-lawsuit-ziglar-vs-abbasi-aclu
By Jeff Brown | Posted on February 8, 2017Tags: Boca Raton Civil Litigation Lawyer, Boca Raton Civil Litigation Lawyers, Boca Raton Commercial Litigation Attorney, Boca Raton Commercial Litigation Attorneys, Civil Rights Violation, Florida Lawsuits, Florida Personal Injury Attorney, Florida Personal Injury Attorneys
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