Civil Rights Litigation
What are your civil rights?
 Basically, civil rights are those rights that you have as a result of the
U.S. Constitution, federal laws, a state's constitution or a state's laws. A broad range of rights are included in the category of civil rights. Rights reserved to you by the U.S. Constitution in the Bill of Rights include your right to free speech, your right not to testify against yourself, your right to due process, and the right to vote if you are at least 18 years old. There are also federal laws that grant you civil rights. Examples of these include the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What does it mean to have civil rights?
Civil rights laws may involve many other areas of the law, including employment law, family law, and criminal law. If your civil rights have been violated, you may be entitled to sue for damages.
At Buckman & Buckman, we have had a great deal of experience in litigating complex civil rights cases in federal and Florida state courts. We have represented scores of people who have been wronged or abused by the government and the police, and have obtained some of the largest individual civil rights verdicts and settlements in Florida. |
