News: Civil Rights Litigation

ECBAWM Defeats Motion to Dismiss Disability Discrimination and Abuse Case Against Life’s WORC

March 16, 2026

ECBAWM and Hiles Hoffman Secure Reversal of Anthony Sims’s 1999 Brooklyn Murder Conviction

March 11, 2026

New Lookback Window for Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law Opens on March 1, 2026

February 27, 2026

ECBAWM Partner Zoe Salzman Writes Op-Ed on the staying power of the #MeToo Movement

February 11, 2026

ECBAWM Associate Eric Abrams Speaks on Panel on the Future of Conversion Therapy Bans

February 6, 2026

New York Congressional Map is Unconstitutional, Supreme Court Judge rules

January 26, 2026

ECBAWM Brings Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Autistic Young Adult Alleging Abuse and Disability Discrimination at Anderson Center for Autism

January 23, 2026

ECBAWM Wins $2.5 Million Federal Jury Trial Verdict for Protester Assaulted by NYPD at George Floyd Demonstration

January 20, 2026

ECBAWM Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Kyle Knight, Who Suffered Sexual Assault, Excessive Force, and Retaliation by Guards While in DOC Custody

December 19, 2025

ECBAWM Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Preventable Death of 25-Year-Old in Oneida County Jail

November 19, 2025

ECBAWM Files Amicus Brief in Support of 16-Year-Old Bronx Teen Arrested By ICE at Scheduled Immigration Check-In; Federal Court Orders His Release from Immigration Detention

November 19, 2025

ECBAWM and Family of Daniel McAlpin Condemn NY Attorney General’s Decision Not to Prosecute Trooper Who Killed Him

November 7, 2025

ECBAWM, S.T.O.P. Sue NYPD For ‘Domain Awareness’ Surveillance System Which Illegally Collects Surveillance Data on Every New Yorker

October 28, 2025

ECBAWM Files Suit on Behalf of Forest Hills Gardens Against the City of New York for Unconstitutional Seizure of Private Streets for Stadium Concerts

October 22, 2025

ECBAWM Files Federal Civil Rights Suit Challenging Dangerous NYPD Vehicle Pursuits

October 22, 2025