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CIVIL RIGHTS LAW issues in this database include two distinctly different database categories: (1) issues relating to the New York “Civil Rights Law” statutes, which often concern the right to privacy; and (2) issues relating to 42 USC 1983, which often involve the use of excessive force by police officers. Both “Civil Rights Law” database categories touch on additional database categories. Some of the additional categories are listed here in “all caps” and boldface. All of the issues described below are included in both the “Civil Rights Law” database category and any other category indicated. The entries below may aid in choosing the most relevant categories and keywords for searches in these two distinct areas of the law.

CIVIL RIGHTS LAW (New York Statutes) (including the right to privacy):

Reporters (immunity when reporting on judicial proceedings, Shield Law, privilege, etc., IMMUNITY, PRIVILEGE);

Defamation (reporters, judicial proceedings, etc., DEFAMATION);

Personnel Records (police officers, etc. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (FOIL));

Image Used in Video Games;

Defamation (immunity, privilege, etc., DEFAMATION, PRIVILEGE);

Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP);

Advertisement (use of image, etc.);

Shield Law (PRIVILEGE);

Immunity (reporting on judicial proceedings, etc., IMMUNITY);

Privacy, right to (use of name, portrait or picture), etc.;

Films, movies, videos (fictionalized versus factual and newsworthy, etc.);

Skin color (equal protection, etc. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW);

Constitutional Law (equal protection, etc., CONSTITUTIONAL LAW);

Testimony at trial (reporters, etc., PRIVILEGE, IMMUNITY);

Privilege (news reports, judicial proceedings, etc., PRIVILEGE);

Civil Death declaration;

Name Change;

Religious affiliation (revealing, etc.).

42 USC 1983 (Federal Statutes) (including liability for excessive force by police):

Employment Law (First Amendment retaliation claim, etc., EMPLOYMENT LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW);

Municipal Law (municipal liability for constitutional violations by employees, municipal policy requirement, etc.);

Warrantless home visits (CONSTITUTIONAL LAW);

Corrections Officers (misconduct, etc.);

Excessive Force (police officers, etc.);

False Arrest (FALSE ARREST);

False Imprisonment (FALSE IMPRISONMENT);

Malicious Prosecution (MALICIOUS PROSECUTION);

Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) (FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (FOIL));

Speedy Trial violation (CRIMINAL LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW);

Immunity (municipal liability, etc., IMMUNITY, MUNICIPAL LAW);

Policy (municipal liability, etc., MUNICIPAL LAW);

Custom (municipal liability, etc., MUNICIPAL LAW);

Zoning issues (municipal liability, etc., ZONING, MUNICIPAL LAW);

Illegal Searches (CRIMINAL LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW);

Immunity (IMMUNITY);

Attorney’s fees (ATTORNEYS);

Medical Assistance (inadequate, etc., MUNICIPAL LAW).