What Are Our Civil Rights? As in the cases of the two Jane Does discussed in the cover article, part of our work at Evans Moore involves fighting back against civil rights violations. Our civil rights are the fundamental personal rights guaranteed to us by the United States Constitution and federal laws enacted by Congress…
Read more“No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded by the common law, than the right of every individual to the possession and control of his own person, free from all restraint or interference of others, unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law.” Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. Botsford, 141 U.S. 250,…
Read moreWe know some Constitutional rights by heart. Almost every citizen can recite exactly what right is protected by the Second amendment. Beyond that, it becomes a little more murky. Most Americans also understand that they have a right to a trial by jury when charged in a criminal matter, but fewer people realize that the…
Read moreOn September 11, 2015, Evans Moore, on behalf of the guardian and grandmother of a seven year old child, filed suit in Florence County against the South Carolina Department of Social Service (“DSS”). The Complaint alleges the minor child, who was between the ages of three and four during the time period in question, was…
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