October - 2020

News & Articles

NYPD Changes Policy of Forcing Muslim Women to Remove Hijab During Arrest Processing

Attorneys from the leading civil rights firm Beldock Levine and Hoffman LLP, teamed up with distinguished civil rights firm The Aboushi...

BLH Files Lawsuit for Huwe Burton, Wrongfully Convicted for the Murder of His Mother

On October 28, 2020, BLH filed suit in federal court on behalf of Huwe Burton, exonerated in January 2019 after serving nearly 20 years...

BLH Client Testifies Before Senate About Sexual Abuse in Federal Prisons

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee heard testimony from BLH Client Brianne Moore, who was repeatedly...

Emergency Request Filed to Stop City's Unconstitutional Mental Health Involuntary Removal Policy

Emergency request filed in ongoing class action litigation to reform the City's mental health crisis response and stop routine abuses A...

Family of Ronald Anthony Smith, Struck and Killed by NYPD Van, Demands Justice and Release of Video

On April 7, NYPD officers Orkhan Mamedov and Evan Siegel were reportedly transporting people in a New York Police Department van when...

Art Law Corner: Should I Register My Visual Art?

Should I register my visual art with the US Copyright Office? A work does not need to be registered with the US Copyright Office to be...