by Newton Barth | Aug 20, 2026 | Article, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Talmage Newton
The city of Florissant and a former police officer, Julian Alcala, have agreed to a settlement with 24 women who said the officer searched their phones without permission during traffic stops. Alcala pleaded guilty to 20 counts of deprivation of rights under color of...
by Talmage Newton | Jun 20, 2018 | Article, Civil Rights
In a confidential settlement a St. Louis area municipality paid a significant cash settlement in response to claims that the firm’s client had been wrongfully arrested and wrongfully charged by police for merely being a passenger in a car involved in a felony police...
by Talmage Newton | Jun 20, 2018 | Article, Civil Rights
Firm attorneys filed a federal civil rights suit for a woman falsely arrested, assaulted, and wrongfully charged by Florissant, Missouri police department.