Civil Rights
Sep. 9, 2025
Guardians of liberty: Recognizing police officers' role in protecting civil rights
Despite decades of protecting civil rights and implementing new policies and training initiatives, local police officers' efforts to uphold the ethos of the Civil Rights Act often go unrecognized.
Tori L.N. Bakken
Partner
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Member of the General Liability Practice
Phone: (213) 680-5172
Email: Tori.Bakken@lewisbrisbois.com
Univ of Iowa COL; Iowa City IA
Tony M. Sain
Partner
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP
633 W 5th St #4000
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 358-6041
Email: Tony.Sain@lewisbrisbois.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Mr. Sain specializes in defending public entities, particularly in high-profile police-related constitutional rights civil cases. Mr. Sain is also the author of "Pitchess Privileges and the CPRA: Police Officer Personnel and Investigative Records Privileges and their Intersection with the California Public Records Act."
On the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, one of its quieter but important outcomes has been how deeply the protection of civil rights has been embedded in the culture and procedures of our law enforcement agencies.
When considering the interplay between local law enforcement and the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the focus tends to be on the act's creation of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Amongst a variety of other a...
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