On Mon., Feb. 27, attorneys with The Cochran Firm in Los Angeles, Calif., held a press conference to announce the filing of four Claim for Damages against the Upland Unified School District on behalf of four families whose children were routinely harassed and bullied at Pepper Tree Elementary School because of their race.
Weighing the consequences of being maced while being handcuffed, Jane Doe chose to sign the paperwork.
When she was given her phone back, most of the video she had captured at the beginning of the incident was missing. The video was edited to just capture deputies throwing the blanket over her head.
On Saturday, Dec. 7, the City of Compton hosted a historical Know Your Rights Legal Forum at the Douglas Dollarhide Community Center featuring Compton Mayor Aja Brown, The Cochran Firm’s managing partner attorney Brian Dunn, civil rights attorney and O.J. Simpson defense attorney Carl Douglas and his partner Jamon Hicks along with Ivie, McNeil and Wyatt immigration attorney Margarette Mow. The two-hour-long panel was moderated by Compton City Attorney Damon M. Brown and featured the dos and don’ts of interacting with the police and immigration officers. The forum is first of several criminal justice reform discussions the City of Compton plans to host to empower its residents.
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