Civil Rights

“The Constitution does not have an asterisk.”

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Sacramento Civil Rights Attorney

The Constitution does not have an asterisk.

Read it again.

The Constitution does not have an asterisk.

Your rights are fundamental. "Congress shall pass no law" was not a suggestion. "Shall not be infringed" was not advisory. For too long, courts, legislators, and other government officials have assumed that your rights are options. They are not. Right are rights, not options. If you are looking for a Sacramento civil rights attorney, chances are you believe the government has violated your rights.

Civil rights violations take many forms. The government may attempt to restrict you from speech based on the viewpoint you wish to express. The government may seek to prohibit you from owning firearms with laws contrary to the history and tradition of our great country. The police may unlawfully search your person, home, or belongings. The police may brutalize, assault, and abuse you. They may deprive you of necessary medical care while in custody and may interfere with your ability to seek justice. The state may try to seize your property without payment or confine you in inhumane conditions.

In such cases, you need a Sacramento civil rights attorney to fight for your rights. As James Madison wrote, "Every right, when withheld, must have a remedy."

Civil rights cases are notoriously difficult to win. You cannot sue the government without permission from the government. The government has established numerous immunity doctrines that shield the government from justice. The government has more money than you. The government has more attorneys than you. The government has more experience litigating cases involving the government than any combination of attorneys you could come up with to represent you. The government does not want you to successfully sue the government.

That would be bad for their business model.

That is all something you should consider.

That is all something we considered.

We will sue them anyway.

Call us.

  • Police Brutality & Excessive Force
  • Cruel & Unusual Punishment
  • Prison Abuse
  • First Amendment
  • Bivens Actions
  • Wrongful Arrest

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Money should not be a barrier to understanding your basic rights.

Poor. You should be skeptical of anyone who tells you otherwise. Government officials have been given a variety of legal immunities from lawsuits, which can limit or even eliminate the regular person's ability to sue them. The rules are complicated, arcane, and, some would argue, seemingly arbitrary. Your odds are even worse if the Federal Government is involved. The government does not want you to be successful in suing the government. We do it anyway. The Constitution does not have an asterisk.

Sure, if who you want to sue is either (a) the government or an employee of the government or (b) controlled by the government or an employee of the government. The Constitution limits what the government may do. With the occasional exception like the Thirteenth Amendment, it does not restrict conduct between private parties. If, for example, a social media website suspends your account based on the content of your speech, that typically will not be a First Amendment issue.