Civil Rights

Protecting Your Civil Rights

Your civil rights, or civil liberties, come from the original Bill of Rights, and additional amendments to the constitution and acts of Congress. Your civil rights include:

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment XIV

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Amendment XV

Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Amendment XIX

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex

Fearless Litigation on Your Behalf

With more than a decade of experience, dozens of jury trials to verdict and hundreds of clients represented, Bill is an experienced trial attorney. Bill also possesses a fearless dedication to protecting your civil rights and to acting on the front lines of constitutional protection. Sometimes you need protection from the government itself. Your civil rights may be violated by a government official, by the state, municipality, police, zoning officer, parole officer, mayor or other individual acting under "color of law" (a person acting in the performance of official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation).

You may have been deprived of your civil rights if you have experienced any of the following:

• Excessive Force
• False Arrest
• Warrantless Entry
• Unlawful Search And Seizure
• Other Police or Official Misconduct
• Deprivation of Due Process
• Deprivation of Equal Protection of Law
• First Amendment Violations
• Race Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Gender Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment

If you feel you have been discriminated against or that your rights have been violated at home, at work, in public or in private, please contact Bill or call to schedule an initial consultation.

Law Offices of William S. Palmieri, LLC

Attorney at Law
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New Haven, CT 06510-1805
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