News: Civil Rights Litigation

ECBAWM Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Christopher Ellis Following Wrongful Conviction

April 7, 2026

Statements from Patterson Nantwi and Counsel on the Verdict in Messiah Nantwi’s Case

April 1, 2026

ECBAWM, Peters Brovner File Class Action on Behalf of Former FBI Agents Alleging Unconstitutional Firings

March 31, 2026

ECBAWM Files Federal Fair Housing Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination in NYC Developments

March 31, 2026

ECBAWM, Co-Counsel File Federal Lawsuit to Protect Voice of America’s Editorial Independence

March 23, 2026

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