The Bloom Firm is pleased to announce the Civil Rights Live Legal Panel meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The inaugural Civil Rights Live Legal Panel is being convened to serve as a positive platform for meaningful dialog between community members and law enforcement personnel. The panel will allow us to address the continued challenges that
Lisa Bloom Discusses Gun Control on HLN’s Dr. Drew
7 things you must do immediately if you’re the victim of excessive force by police
America is in the midst of an epidemic of police violence against civilians. More than a thousand Americans are killed by law enforcement annually, according to most experts, and many more are injured. Federal, state and local laws protect citizens’ right to be free of state sanctioned brutality. My law firm, The Bloom Firm, represents
Uncovering the Dennis Hastert cover-up
This Dennis Hastert case is growing more confounding. The former Speaker of the House was indicted a few weeks ago in a case that was widely reported for its allegations that Hastert paid hush money to a sexual abuse victim. Yet Hastert was not charged with sexual abuse, nor was anyone charged with extortion. Hastert
Josh Duggar scandal: We’ve seen this show too many times
Is sexual abuse of girls a tawdry family secret to be swept under the rug or a serious crime? For the Duggar family, based on what we know now, the answer is clear: protect the perpetrator, run out the clock on legal claims, and rely on dubious friends to mask the problem. The Duggars are
Death throes for the Boy Scouts’ discrimination against gay Scout leaders?
In the least inspiring civil rights move ever, Boy Scouts of America President Robert Gates this week urged the group to stop banning gay Scout leaders not because he wanted to do the right thing, but merely out of self-interest. “We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it