Civil Rights Litigation

Lawsuits seeking to protect or enforce civil rights and liberties.

Torres v. Madrid
  1. Torres v. Madrid
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (July 15, 2014 (incident); March 25, 2021 (Supreme Court decision))
  3. Original Case: Torres v. Madrid, 592 U.S. ___ (2021)
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Roxanne Torres]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Janice Madrid]]><![CDATA[Richard Williamson]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Roxanne Torres]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Mark D. Standridge]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Kelsi Brown Corkran]]>Judges<![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[New Mexico State Police]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]]>
  5. Case Tags: Police Shooting;Fourth Amendment Seizure;Excessive Force;Civil Rights Litigation
Reed v. Goertz
  1. Reed v. Goertz
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 19, 2023)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[Stacey Stites]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Bryan Goertz]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Rodney Reed]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]>Institutions<![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Texas Court of Criminal Appeals]]><![CDATA[Bastrop County District Attorney's Office]]>
  4. Case Tags: Death Penalty;DNA Evidence;Statute of Limitations;Civil Rights Litigation
Dupree v. Younger
  1. Dupree v. Younger
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 25, 2023)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Younger]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Dupree]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]>Institutions<![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]]><![CDATA[Maryland state courts]]>
  4. Case Tags: Civil Rights Litigation;Issue Preclusion;Excessive Force;Supreme Court Decision
Chiles v. Salazar
  1. Chiles v. Salazar
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 31, 2026)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Salazar]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Chiles]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[无]]>
  4. Case Tags: Civil Rights Litigation;Constitutional Law;Qualified Immunity;Federal Court