Mississippi Civil Rights Lawyer
All human beings in the United States have certain rights which may not be violated by another person or by a governmental entity. You may not be discriminated against in such settings as housing, employment and education, and must receive equal treatment under civil rights laws. Although the Civil Rights Movement specifically referred to equal rights for African-Americans, today, the term “civil rights,” is used to describe equality for all, regardless of national origin, religion, disability, sex, age or race. While most laws which both govern and regulate civil rights originate at the federal level, states may also pass civil rights laws. It is important to note that civil liberties differ from civil rights, as civil liberties are more broad-based rights and freedoms guaranteed at the federal level.
The civil rights attorneys at Coxwell & Associates have helped many clients receive just compensation for claims involving civil rights infringements, including police brutality and police misconduct. If you have been arrested, charged, or found guilty of a crime in Mississippi, you have constitutionally protected rights.
Getting the Help You Need in Jackson, Mississippi Following Violations of Your Civil Rights
The attorneys at Coxwell & Associates take violations of civil rights very seriously, aggressively pursuing justice for victims of police misconduct or fraud by prosecutors or law enforcement. We have represented many clients in civil rights lawsuits, helping those injured by police misconduct or police brutality. In one specific civil rights lawsuit, we obtained a verdict of $2.1 million against a Mississippi police department after a young man was brutally suffocated by officers during his arrest. In another civil rights lawsuit, officers broke a juvenile’s arm during his arrest, and our attorneys obtained a settlement in that case as well.
Coxwell & Associates Limits its Civil Rights Practice to Brutality Cases Involving Serious or Permanent Injury
If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury, or been killed by a police office, jailer, or other state agent in the state of Mississippi, we want to help you obtain the compensation you are entitled to by filing a civil rights lawsuit on your behalf. In fact, if your civil rights have been violated in any way, whatsoever, the Coxwell & Associates civil rights lawyers can help. Contact Coxwell & Associates today to schedule a consultation. For further information regarding civil rights violations in Jackson, Mississippi, see below:
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