Corbin Felder

Attorneys for the ACLU of Mississippi and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the lawsuit after unsuccessfully requesting public records last summer.

Corbin Felder, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, says convicted members of the goon squad have admitted to warrantless raids and violating constitutional rights, including those of people later convicted of crimes.

The Rankin County District Attorney's Office declined to comment.

For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohamed in Jackson, Mississippi.