Alan L. Yatvin, Distinguished Civil Rights Lawyer, Joins Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt and Flores, LLC (GPFF)
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Will Chair Firm’s Highly Respected Civil Rights Practice
Alan Yatvin has long been recognized as one of the leaders in the civil rights and criminal defense bar. We are thrilled to be working with a lawyer of his stature in the legal community. HADDONFIELD and ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. and PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) January 05, 2021 The partners at GPFF are delighted to announce that Alan L. Yatvin, a preeminent police misconduct and civil rights litigator, has joined Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt and Flores, LLC (GPFF) as a partner. He will chair the firm’s Civil Rights department – long known for excellence in plaintiff’s civil rights matters.
Minneapolis City Council votes to cut millions from the police budget
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Minneapolis City Council Votes To Defund Millions From Police Budget
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Minneapolis City Council votes to cut nearly $8 million from the police budget Share Updated: 10:22 AM CST Dec 10, 2020 By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Share Updated: 10:22 AM CST Dec 10, 2020
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Show Transcript Minnesota judge dismissed a third degree murder count today against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd s neck. Judge Peter Cahill said that this case just isn t appropriate for that charge to be filed. But the judge did say that there was enough probable cause for the other charges in the case to proceed ahead to try a while. And those charges include the more serious counts of second degree murder against Derrick Shelvin as well as a count of manslaughter. Um, from the beginning, legal observers and some activists had had believed that this third degree murder count wasn t a really good fit for this case. Three count is more applicable to a case where someone might fire a gun into a crowded space,
Minneapolis City Council votes to cut almost $8M from police budget KATE FELDMAN
A split Minneapolis City Council narrowly voted to redirect almost $8 million from the police budget to other city resources early Thursday morning.
The politicians, who have been warring with Mayor Jacob Frey over proposed slashes to the budget, voted 7-6 to divert $7.7 million from law enforcement to alternatives like mental health crisis teams and “increasing capacity” of the Civil Rights Department’s Office of Police Conduct Review to investigate complaints about police officer behavior.
The councilors initially proposed dropping the force to 750 officers in 2022 and voted as such on Monday, but agreed to keep the current size in final negotiations, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.