My Work
The police search people without probable cause or reasonable suspicion
and use excessive force. The Fourth Amendment is designed to prevent
this.
People are also the victims of racial, religious and other forms of
discrimination. Actions are available under the Civil Rights Act to
remedy this.
Win or lose at the trial court and the case usually is appealed These
are a sample of the appeals Joe has filed.
California’s Public Records Act is designed to ensure access to
government records, so it can be held accountable. Some localities,
however, do not abide by the requirements of the Act, which prompts
litigation to compel them.
California’s marijuana laws have undergone significant
transformation in the last fifteen years. As Chief Counsel for Americans
for Safe Access, Joe litigated medical marijuana cases of all kinds and
continues to work on cannabis cases.
All too often people who have finished long prison sentences must also
serve minimum terms of supervised release. Motions for early termination
are a way to finally get out from under the government’s thumb.