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Civil rights law protects people from violations of their constitutional and statutory rights — by government, police, employers, or institutions. Cases often aim not just at compensation but at changing the conduct that caused the harm.
Contact a civil rights lawyer promptly after a rights violation — claims against government bodies often have short notice deadlines, and early evidence (records, footage, witnesses) can be decisive.
Many civil rights cases are taken on contingency, and federal civil rights statutes can require a losing defendant to pay the plaintiff's attorney's fees — which helps make strong cases viable.
