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Baltimore after Freddie Gray

Baltimore after Freddie Gray

by David Shea | Nov 28, 2018 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Policing and Law Enforcement, Racial Justice

For the city of Baltimore, it’s been three long years since Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody was declared a homicide by Baltimore’s state attorney, Marilyn Mosby. After an internal investigation that included reviewing of police tape, the autopsy report,...
The Fate of Private Disparate Impact Housing Claims in the Trump Era

The Fate of Private Disparate Impact Housing Claims in the Trump Era

by David Shea | Nov 1, 2018 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Housing, Legal History

In 2015, The Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project that seemed to finally confirm the Court’s recognition of a private right to bring “disparate impact” claims of discrimination...
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: October 15

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: October 15

by David Shea | Oct 15, 2018 | Amicus, Weekly News Roundup

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Graham Sternberg co-authored this week’s round-up with David Shea. This week the Supreme Court upheld a North Dakota voting law that disproportionately impacts Native Americans, a women’s prison in Arizona...
Timbs v. Indiana: The End of Civil Asset Forfeiture?

Timbs v. Indiana: The End of Civil Asset Forfeiture?

by David Shea | Oct 4, 2018 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Policing and Law Enforcement, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice

Last fall, CR-CL highlighted the problematic history and application of the lesser known, but more-often used, counterpart to criminal forfeiture: civil asset forfeiture. As a mechanism that generally allows police to seize any personal property they suspect to have...

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