By Attorney Gil Sanchez What is an “excessive force” case? When a police officer (or jail/prison official) uses more force than the Constitution allows, you may have a claim under 42 U.S.C. $ 1983. Which rule applies depends on your status at the moment force…
By Attorney Gil Sanchez Most of us have met the universal “a**hole” — the employee who’s rude to everyone. Rudeness alone isn’t illegal. 42 U.S.C. § 1981 is the federal civil-rights law that forbids race-based interference with contracting — buying a meal, checking into a…