Civil rights litigation : representing plaintiffs today /
"Asserting our civil rights goes to the heart of what it means to be an American - but unfortunately, our property, liberty, and even life can be jeopardized when we exercise these fundamental rights. Lawyers are needed to assist when authority figures wrongfully attempt to deny us those rights...
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Chicago :
American Bar Association,
2013
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- I. Foundations of civil rights. 1. The Second Amendment
- 2. The First Amendment
- 3. The Fourth Amendment : search and seizure
- 4. The Fifth Amendment : rights of persons
- 5. The Fourteenth Amendment : rights guaranteed, privileges and immunities of citizenship, due process, and equal protection
- 6. Discrimination due to sexual orientation
- II. Litigation. 7. The process before trial, settlement, or appeal
- 8. Conducting your due diligence
- 9. Dealing with opposing counsel
- 10. Intake
- 11. Other practice tips
- 12. Forming your case
- 13. Motion practice
- 14. Discovery
- 15. The new guerrilla warfare of civil rights