ICE is back in the headlines. Detention expansion, contractor profits, court rulings about access to counsel, and deaths in custody have raised the same question again: who is accountable when the federal government detains someone and harm follows? Public debate focuses on policy.Families need answers about liability. When the federal government detains someone, it assumes
A Civil Rights Lawyer Views the George Floyd Case
The awful, brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police this week has caused a media firestorm and public outrage. But the legal claim is challenging. Let me share how a civil rights lawyer analyzes the case. The initial reports describe the police claiming Floyd become combative after they approached him
