Attorney Taubes Defeats Qualified Immunity – Twice
In a series of landmark rulings released in June, federal judges denied summary judgment to a police officer and a prison warden based on their arguments that they were protected by qualified immunity. Attorney Taubes represented the plaintiffs, victims of police brutality and prison abuse, in the two cases, and defeated the officers’ motions for […]
Revival of Commutations in Connecticut
The Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles has the power to commute – reduce – the sentence of people who are incarcerated. Since the end of 2021, Attorney Alex Taubes has represented 18 individuals who have received commutations from the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Before Attorney Taubes’s involvement, commutations had not been seen very […]
