Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
Goldstein, Thomas, Van de Kamp v. (2008)
Court:
U.S. Supreme Court
Counsel:
Innocence Network and Innocence Project (by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP)
Case Number:
07-854
Position: Arguing that absolute immunity should not be extended to cover a District Attorney who, in a purely administrative and managerial capacity, intentionally or with deliberate indifference declines to establish any internal system or procedures to ensure that prosecutors have access to impeachment information concerning informants, in disregard of the mandate of Brady v. Maryland and Giglio v. United States, and despite knowing of prior repeated Brady and Giglio violations that resulted from not having such a system or procedure.
Thompson, John, Connick v. (2010)
Court:
U.S. Supreme Court
Counsel:
Innocence Network, Innocence Project (by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP)
Case Number:
09-571
Martin, Harold v. U.S.D.O.J. (2006)
Court:
D.C. Circuit
Counsel:
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU of the National Capital Area
Case Number:
05-5207, 06-5048
Position: A right of access to Brady materials exists under FOIA.
Goldstein v. Van de Kamp (2007)
Court:
Ninth Circuit
Counsel:
Innocence Network, NACDL, State NACDL affiliates, various Public Defenders
Position: Administrator of prosecutor's office should not be shielded by absolute immunity from suit for failure to implement procedures to ensure compliance with Brady v. Maryland.
