Thurgood Marshall

SCOTUS Justices Blasted Cops For Chokehold Killings Over 30 Years Ago

SCOTUS Justices Blasted Cops For Chokehold Killings Over 30 Years Ago

Early on the morning of October 6, 1976, police officers of the City of Los Angeles stopped Adolph Lyons for a traffic code violation. Although Lyons offered no resistance, the officers, without provocation, seized Lyons and applied a chokehold. The hold rendered Lyons unconscious and damaged his larynx. Along with damages against the officers, Lyons […]