It’s been 60 years since the United States government passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin illegal. Since then, other legislation has come along to strengthen the protections provided by...
Police officers have various types of legal authority not extended to members of the general public. For example, police officers can arrest individuals and transport them to state facilities for holding. Police officers may arrest people when they have a warrant or...
Every Californian who’s ever pulled over by a police officer has likely been asked, “Do you know why I stopped you?” It can feel like a trick question to get you to confess to speeding, weaving or almost hitting another vehicle. For some people, for a variety of...
When someone has a fatal encounter with a police officer, you often hear people ask, “Why did they run away?” or “Why didn’t they just comply?” However, for many people, an approaching police officer can cause such fear, even if they’ve done nothing wrong, that their...
Discussions about the civil rights of individuals often focus on the actions of the state. Obviously, police officers and those who work for the courts are in a position to potentially violate the civil rights of another person. However, those who have no affiliation...
