News: Civil Rights Litigation

City to Pay $850,000 for Rikers “Program” Beating of Kadeem John

August 31, 2012

ECBAWM Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Man Choked and Killed by NYPD Officer

August 22, 2012

ECBAWM’s Wrongful Conviction Work Reported in the New York Times

August 2, 2012

Family Sues New York State Facility for Torture and Abuse of Disabled Adult

July 23, 2012

ECBAWM Files Lawsuit Alleging Neglect and Mistreatment at Brooklyn Group Home

July 18, 2012

City Agrees to $1.5 Million Settlement in Death of Patrick Miller

July 11, 2012

ECBAWM Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Matthew Badger

July 11, 2012

ECBAWM Files Complaint Alleging a Pattern of Excessive Force in City Jails

May 24, 2012

Judge Sanctions City for Destruction of Video of Attack on Inmate

March 28, 2012

FHJC Challenges Race Discrimination at Two Brooklyn Rental Buildings

March 19, 2012

Judge Rules Racial Housing Discrimination Case Against Bronx Cooperative Should Proceed to Trial

March 9, 2012

Housing Discrimination Case Against Suburban Town Settles, Eliminating Biased Residency Preference

February 27, 2012

Court Allows Putative Class Action on Behalf of Wrongfully Incarcerated “PRS” Plaintiffs to Proceed

February 10, 2012

New York City to Pay $15 Million in Damages for Illegal Loitering Charges

February 6, 2012

ECBAWM Files US Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Behalf of Former HUD Secretary Henry G. Cisneros and Others in Fair Housing Case

January 30, 2012