TOLEDO’S LAST ABORTION CLINIC ASKS SUPREME COURT TO KEEP ITS LICENSE
Capital Care clinic in Toledo asked the Supreme Court of Ohio to allow it to keep its license and hold Ohio’s law targeting abortion providers unconstitutional. Watch Jennifer Branch argue here and read the clinic’s brief here. See... Read More
Gabe Taye’s Parents File Suit Against Cincinnati Public Schools
Contacts: Jennifer L. Branch 513-621-9100 or 513-535-4123 Gabe Taye’s Parents File Suit Against Cincinnati Public Schools August 7, 2017. CINCINNATI OHIO. Today, the parents of Gabriel Taye filed a civil rights and wrongful death... Read More
Now Hiring: Research and Writing Attorney
Gerhardstein & Branch Co. LPA, a small Cincinnati civil rights law firm seeks attorney with demonstrated experience in legal research and writing and has the ability to research complex issues, write clearly and persuasively, and be a... Read More
TOLEDO CLINIC FIGHTS ODH FINE IMPOSED ON EVE OF COURT ARGUMENT
Capital Care Network of Toledo remains open for business while it asks the Supreme Court of Ohio Tuesday September 12, 2017 to stop the State from revoking its license. Capital Care is the last remaining abortion healthcare provider in the region... Read More
Collaborative Agreement Under Review “Take the Community Perception Survey!
In 2002 Cincinnati led the Country with a forward looking police reform agreement requiring officer accountability, bias-free policing, use of force reform and problem solving. The agreement established the Citizens Complaint Authority which has... Read More
Lemons Wins Appeal – Declared Wrongfully Imprisoned Person by 8th District Court of Appeals!
Anthony Lemons served nearly 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. No forensic evidence ties him to the murder of Eric Sims in Cleveland, Ohio. His accuser delayed reporting the crime for many months and wiped prints from the... Read More
Washington County Sheriff Ordered to Stop Recording Attorney/Client Phone Calls
May 25, 2017, Washington County, Ohio. Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks has been ordered by federal judge Algenon Marbley to stop recording phone calls between inmates in the Washington County Jail and their attorneys. Sheriff Mincks... Read More
Al Gerhardstein Joins a Podcast About Police Misconduct
Host Sean Harris talks with Cincinnati attorney and Ohio Association of Justice member Al Gerhardstein about police misconduct cases, specifically violations of the fourth amendment. Now most of our defendants are public agencies so we have the... Read More
Publisher Challenges Censorship by Private Prison
Al and Adam Gerhardstein have filed a federal lawsuit against the private prison in Marion Ohio challenging censorship of legal and self-help books published by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC). Thirty-seven books have been blocked by the... Read More
Montgomery County Corrections Officer Sued for Excessive Force
Daryl Wallace has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging Montgomery County and Corrections Officer Jerrid Campbell for Campbell’s vicious assault on Mr. Wallace in the Montgomery County Jail. On September 28, 2015, the hot water... Read More
Transgender Employee And Public Library Announce Settlement
(Cincinnati, OH, May 15, 2017) Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, along with Gerhardstein & Branch and the Law Office of Scott Knox, announce that they reached a settlement in Rachel Dovel v. The Public Library of Cincinnati and... Read More
MOM BREAKS SILENCE ABOUT HER SON’S SUICIDE #IAmGabe
Cincinnati, OH. May 12, 2017. The mother of Gabriel Taye breaks her silence this evening after the community’s outpouring of support. Cornelia Reynolds, in her own words, expresses her despair over her only child’s tragic death... Read More