Civil Rights

Fourth and Fifth Amendments apply to cross-border shooting where victim is in Mexico.

Rodriguez v. Swartz, 899 F.3d 719 (9th Cir. 2018)

While standing on high ground on the U.S. side of the border, Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz opened fire through the border fence, killing a

ADA Compliance During Police Detention

Vos v. City of Newport Beach, No. 16-56791, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 15633 (9th Cir. June 11, 2018)

Police surrounded a mentally-ill man at a 7-11 store. As has become all too common, the police shot and killed him. The Vos case confirms

Today we honor Clara Shortridge Foltz, the first woman to attend UC Hastings. Among many other accomplishments, Foltz was also the first woman in California to: join the Bar, hold statewide office, and serve as deputy district attorney.

U.C. Hastings had originally NOT admitted Clara Shortridge Foltz because the directors