Civil Rights
Civil Cases for Criminal Practitioners Archive (October 2018)
IRS Agent Audits Potty, Violates Fourth Amendment
Ioane v. Hodges, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25569 (9th Cir. Sep. 10, 2018)
Okay, I made up the phrase “potty audit,” but here’s what happened. IRS agents lawfully executed a search warrant in the presence of the homeowners. Or rather, they
Women in the Law: Mary Maguire & Antonia Jemnez
In re Maguire, 57 Cal. 604 (1881). People v. Jemnez, 49 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 739 (1942).Sail’er Inn, Inc. v. Kirby, 5 Cal.3d 1 (1971).
In 1880, San Francisco passed a law prohibiting women from working in any “dance-cellar, bar-room, or in any place where… liquors are used or sold.”
When Cops Kill: Constitutional Cases for Justice Warriors
Peck v. Montoya, 51 F.4th 877 (9th Cir. 2022).
In October, the Ninth Circuit published an excessive force decision in Peck v. Montoya, 51 F.4th 877 (9th Cir. 2022). The decision is important for Justice Warriors to understand because it, unfortunately, narrows who can sue and
