Articles Posted in Civil Rights

Recently, in response to the horrific killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, there have been protests in major cities across the United States. An upstate woman and two New York attorneys were arrested and charged in federal court with crimes relating to their alleged throwing of Molotov cocktails at police…

Appeals (440.10) for Sex Offenders that were Civilly Committed without Being Advised by their Attorneys of That Possibility Under CPL 440.10, a defendant can ask the trial court that accepted the guilty plea to vacate the conviction if the defendant did not receive the effective assistance of counsel in some way that was not apparent…

Matthew Galluzzo was recently quoted as a civil rights expert in the NY Daily News pertaining to the NYPD’s Operation Take Back, a sting used to arrest people for buying “stolen” iPhones from undercover officers. The operation has been much criticized by Matthew Galluzzo, who has successfully sued the NYPD on behalf of individuals falsely…

Last night a rookie police officer shot and killed a 28 year old unarmed man named Akai Gurley as he was walking down a staircase in East New York’s Pink Houses. New York City Police Commissioner Bratton described the police shooting as “unintentional, ” and the result of an ‘”accidental discharge.” Whether or not this…

Matthew Galluzzo, a civil rights and criminal defense attorney in Manhattan, was recently quoted as an expert in the New York Post concerning possible criminal charges for the police officers that caused the recent death of Eric Garner. The story is available here: https://nypost.com/2014/08/02/cop-who-used-deadly-chokehold-should-be-charged-sharpton/

On Tuesday evening, May 6, Fox 5 New York interviewed former prosecutor and criminal defense/civil rights attorney Matthew Galluzzo about the recent announcement that three men that had been wrongfully convicted of murder were recently exonerated after the Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson concluded that their convictions had been the result of police and prosecutorial…

Recently, the federal government’s Department of Education announced that it was formally investigating 55 American institutions of higher education for possible violations of Title IX’s rules relating to the prevention and investigation of sexual assault complaints on campus.Some of those investigations were spurred by complaints made by students directly to the Department of Education, while…

Civil Rights attorney discusses the arrest and beating of Kang Wong for jaywalking The New York Post recently reported on an incident involving an 84 year old man on the Upper West Side that was arrested and beaten by police officers after supposedly jaywalking. The article explained that Kang Wong, an 84-year-old with limited English…

Today, the ‘New York Times’ reported on a particularly shocking example of police brutality committed against two New York City college professors, Suzanne LaFont and her husband Karl Anders Peltomaa. The case demonstrates how easily anyone can fall victim to the unjustified force and abuse of authority of the police who are often inadequately equipped…

The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo recently settled the federal civil rights lawsuit of a foreign doctor and his wife who were wrongfully arrested at a restaurant in New York City for allegedly assaulting a police officer. MG represented them both in the criminal case and were able to obtain dismissals of all charges by…