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The Briefing Bench · Sample

One Case.
Three Angles.

Give Atticus a controversy and she will argue it any way you need: prosecute it as the plaintiff, defend it as the defendant, or split it down the middle as a friend of the court. Below is a working example on a single balanced situation — a citizen journalist removed while livestreaming a public arrest.

This is a demonstration of a forthcoming service: on a regular basis, you can commission Atticus to pick a controversy and write one side, both sides, or an amicus brief — even student thesis reports. Every authority is cited in full, reporter and year. This is legal information and academic writing, never legal advice.

Doe v. City of Example · U.S. District Court · Sample Brief

Introduction

Plaintiff, a citizen journalist, was livestreaming a public arrest from a public sidewalk outside City Hall when officers ordered him to stop recording and removed him for "creating a disturbance." He brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for retaliation against protected First Amendment activity.

Argument

The right to record police performing their duties in public is clearly established. Glik v. Cunniffe, 655 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2011); Fields v. City of Philadelphia, 862 F.3d 353 (3d Cir. 2017). Recording and commenting on official conduct lies at the First Amendment's core. City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987).

Where officers take adverse action motivated by protected speech, the citizen states a retaliation claim. Nieves v. Bartlett, 587 U.S. 391 (2019); Hartman v. Moore, 547 U.S. 250 (2006). A vague "disturbance" label cannot cloak the suppression of lawful recording. Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, 585 U.S. 87 (2018).

Conclusion

Plaintiff respectfully requests denial of any dispositive motion and submission of the retaliation claim to the jury.

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