Opinion: Let’s support the police by supporting better policing
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2019/06/17/cincinnati-police-department-support-collaborative-agreement-fop-dan-hils-iris-roley-al-gerhardstein/1475690001/
NKY jail placed woman having strokes in solitary for several days. Now she’s disabled, suit says
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/05/18/suit-nky-jail-put-woman-having-strokes-solitary-missed-symptoms/3721656002/
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
A proposed settlement has been negotiated with Warren County over adoption assistance payments to families adopting special needs children. Under the proposed settlement, all families in the class will be able to renegotiate their adoption...
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Ban on Second Trimester Abortions
Cincinnati, OH, April 19, 2019. Last night U.S. District Court Judge Michael R. Barrett granted an injunction in favor of Planned Parenthood and Women’s Med Center of Dayton in their latest legal challenge to protect Ohio woman accessing safe...
9 inmates sue a Kentucky jailer, alleging sexual abuse
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/9-inmates-sue-a-kentucky-jailer-alleging-sexual-abuse/417-e86f1514-b36b-4ad1-8aa3-c232745e1bdc
CPD Changes Use of Force Policy After 11 Year Old Tased
http://www.fox19.com/2019/01/25/cpd-changes-use-force-policy-removes-age-restriction-taser-after-year-old-tased/
He argued that gay marriage was unconstitutional. Now Trump wants him on the federal bench. – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/he-argued-that-gay-marriage-was-unconstitutional-now-trump-wants-him-on-the-federal-bench/2019/01/25/e4cfb1e6-049b-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4d5f8a80a526
Former Law Clerk Elected as Colorado Attorney General
Gerhardstein & Branch sends a hearty congratulations to Phil Weiser, who was elected the new Colorado Attorney General on Tuesday. Phil Weiser worked as a law clerk for Gerhardstein & Branch in the early 1990s during one of his summers...
GOWDY FAMILY ACCEPTS $240,000 FOR TASING OF 11-YEAR-OLD; SEEKS REFORM
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Gowdy family has accepted $240,000 to settle the claim of excessive force by 11-year-old Donesha Gowdy and the claim of her sister who witnessed the tasing by a Cincinnati police officer working at a local retailer on...
GABRIEL “GABE” TAYE’S PARENTS DISAPPOINTED CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS APPEALED THE COURT’S RULING
October 10, 2018. Cincinnati, Ohio. Last evening, Cincinnati Public Schools appealed U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Black’s ruling allowing Gabriel Taye’s parents’ civil rights and wrongful death case against CPS to go forward. Gabe’s...
GABRIEL “GABE” TAYE’S LAWSUIT AGAINST CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALLOWED TO PROCEED
September 24, 2018. Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Black denied Cincinnati Public School’s request to dismiss the case brought against the district by the parents of Gabriel Taye, an eight-year-old boy who...
Motions Granted Compelling Jails to Produce Medical Records
Two cases brought against jails for failing to provide adequate medical treatment to inmates have achieved wins in compelling the jails to provide vital medical records. Hall v. Correction Healthcare Companies, concerns the failure to provide...