"Fulton County facing lawsuits over homestead exemptions" www.wabe.org/fulton-count...

Atlanta News First covers a newly filed lawsuit with representation from Spears & Filipovits: "Mother files lawsuit against medical providers at Bartow, Cherokee jails after son dies" www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/09/24/m...

Two lawsuits challenge Fulton’s retroactive homestead exemption clawbacks 

Heirs and co-owners have been hit with crushing bills for back property taxes, the lawsuits say.

The Miami Herald covers a newly filed suit with representation from Spears & Filipovits: "Jail staff ignored man having a seizure until he died in GA, mom’s lawsuit says" www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Spears & Filipovits is among the firms and attorneys who "lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution's supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits." www.law360.com/pulse/articl...

VICTORY!!! Supreme Court Sides with Family in Wrong House Raid Case

In April, the Court heard argument in Martin v. United States.

Today we won!
ij.org/press-releas...

#WrongHouseRaid #MartinVUS #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt

Yet another ex. of how state response to movement against “Cop City” training center has led me to stories I never thought I’d have to write:
@neonflag.bsky.social @micahh.bsky.social
@dnbrgr.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A SWAT team broke down an innocent family’s door. But when they tried to get justice, the court slammed its doors in their face.

Tomorrow, we take this fight to #SCOTUS. 🏛️

Today, you can hear the full backstory from @apnews.com:

Law enforcement raids on the wrong home are alarmingly frequent and destructive. An effective legal remedy is essential for their victims. We're proud to back @ij.org as they take their case to #SCOTUS.
engage.nlg-npap.org/node/200643
@spearsfilipovits.bsky.social @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social

WSB-TV coverage of homeowners' lawsuit against Fulton County with representation from Spears & Filipovits and Atlanta Legal Aid: 'Lawsuit claims Fulton Co. retroactively removing homestead exemptions from heir homes' www.wsbtv.com/news/local/f...

Jeff Filipovits is among the featured interview subjects in the new podcast "We Came to the Forest," about the "Stop Cop City" protests and the police killing of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán. wondery.com/shows/we-cam...

A @wabe.org report about our recently filed suit: 'Lawsuit claims Fulton County oversteps its power in practice that retroactively raises homeowners' taxes' www.wabe.org/fulton-count...

Spears & Filipovits partner Jeff Filipovits was a featured speaker last week at the annual Section 1983 civil rights litigation seminar at the State Bar of Georgia. Partner Brian Spears is the co-chair and co-host of the program, which provides continuing legal education to civil rights attorneys.

Spears & Filipovits is serving as additional counsel in this wrong-house SWAT raid case just accepted for review by the U.S. Supreme Court. www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/just...

Two Fulton County homeowners, represented by Spears & Filipovits and Atlanta Legal Aid, filed suit this week over a property tax collection system that retroactively removed their homestead exemptions and illegally charged them thousands of dollars. Read more here: civil-rights.law/press-releas...

Attorney Jeff Filipovits speaks on "Closer Look with Rose Scott" on @wabe.org: "Family attorney for 'Stop Cop City' protester says lawsuit confronts unchecked police powers" www.wabe.org/family-attor...

The parents of slain forest defender Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Paez Terán filed a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against three Georgia law enforcement officers they say are most responsible for the death of their child in January 2023.

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Capital B Atlanta @capitalbatl.bsky.social : "Family of Slain ‘Stop Cop City’ Activist Sues in Pursuit of Answers" atlanta.capitalbnews.org/cop-city-law...

Atlanta News First: 'Family of ‘Cop City’ protestor files lawsuit against 3 law enforcement officers' www.atlantanewsfirst.com/video/2024/1...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 'Family files new lawsuit in 2023 death of Atlanta training center protester' www.ajc.com/news/crime/f...

The Guardian: 'Family of ‘Cop City’ activist shot dead by Georgia police sue officers involved' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Washington Post: 'Family of 'Cop City' activist who was killed by troopers files lawsuit' www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

The parents of Manuel "Tortuguita" Paez Teran, an environmental protester killed by police while opposing Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center, today filed a civil rights lawsuit with representation from Spears & Filipovits and @loevy.com. Read our press release: civil-rights.law/press-releas...