Black Cops Against Police Brutality, Amicus Curiae
Mark Herrmann, Counsel of Record
Black Cops Against Police Brutality is an organization dedicated to countering discriminatory practices by law enforcement officers. Mark Herrmann is a partner with the law firm Jones Day, where he specializes in product liability law and complex litigation. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 18, 2009. This case is not just about drawing a good lawyerly line between precedents. Petitioners’ admitted conduct recalls law enforcement abuses from the Jim Crow South. The facts are that Terry Harrington and Curtis McGhee are black and once were…
