Archives: Cases

Parish: Desoto Police Department: Desoto Parish Sheriff’s Office The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana along with Covington & Burling LLP represent Mr. Jarius Brown in a civil rights action against officers from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Louisiana State Police Department. The lawsuit asserts that on September 27, 2019, while in custody for […]

Parish: Jefferson Police Department: Gretna Police Department The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, along with Venable LLP, sued three Gretna Police Department officers for the unjust arrest of a Black woman in September 2020. The lawsuit asserts that the officers violated Hope Davis’s Fourth Amendment rights by arresting and detaining her without probable cause. […]

Parish: Jefferson Police Department: Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, along with Alston & Bird LLP, sued Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto, III, and several officers from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (“JPSO”) for the racist and ruthless attack of […]

Parish: Lafayette Police Department: Lafayette Police Department The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Kelley Drye & Warren, and Miller Nash LLP are representing Tara Fogleman-Laxey in a civil rights action against several city officials of Lafayette, including the mayor, sheriff, and police officers involved in her arrest. Ms. Fogleman-Laxey’s complaint describes how she was […]

Parish: Lafourche Police Department: Thibodaux Police Department The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and Fish & Richardson P.C. are representing Mr. Yohann Jackson—a Black man suffering from palsy—in a civil rights action against several officers from the Thibodaux, Louisiana Police Department and the City of Thibodaux. This case arises from Mr. Jackson’s encounter with […]

Parish: East Feliciana Police Department: Jackson Police Department Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and King & Spalding LLP represented Craig White in a civil rights lawsuit against the Town of Jackson, Louisiana; the Jackson Police Department; the Chief of Police Fred Allen; […]

Parish: Jefferson Police Department(s): Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office; and East Jefferson Levee District Police Department. Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, alongside Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C., represented Alexis Suggs in a civil rights […]

Parish: St. Charles Police Department: St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, along with Kuchler Polk Weiner LLC, are representing Mr. Cedric Otkins Jr. in a civil rights action against several officers from the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Otkins’ complaint describes how, on July 1, 2020 he was unreasonably detained […]

Parish: Jefferson Police Department: Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., are representing Nathan Durapau in a civil rights action against various officers from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Durapau’s complaint describes how, on June 16, 2020, at the conclusion of a […]

Parish: Orleans Police Department(s): Orleans Levee District Police Department Housing Authority New Orleans The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and Cooley LLP are representing Bilal Hankins in a civil rights action against multiple law enforcement officers and agencies in New Orleans for their unlawful, racially motivated traffic stop and use of excessive force on […]