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/
Read MoreCPD 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/
Read MoreHe 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
Read MoreObergefell Research and Collaboration Cited as Model to Lawyers
The Ohio Regional Law Library Association has showcased the legal research and collaboration that Al Gerhardstein used in guiding the Obergefell case to the US Supreme Court where nationwide marriage equality was secured. The work serves as a... 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
Al Gerhardstein Obergefell Article
Al Gerhardstein was published in GPSolo Magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association. His article reflects on the journey to marriage equality through litigating the seminal case of Obergefell v. Hodges. His article is entitled... Read More
Federal Court Blocks Ohio’s Effort to De-Fund Planned Parenthood
8.12.16. Today District Court Judge Michael Barrett issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the Ohio Department of Health from enforcing Ohio’s unconstitutional law to de-fund Planned Parenthood statewide. Ohio’s law violated... Read More
Family Files Suit Challenging Medical Care in Warren County Jail Death
April 5, 2016, Cincinnati, Ohio. The family of Jason Pittman has filed a federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit challenging the lack of medical care leading to his death. Mr. Pittman was only 25 years old when he entered the Warren... Read More
113 Attorneys Tell the US Supreme Court Why They Had an Abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in the case brought by abortion clinics and doctors to stop Texas’ restrictions on clinics that, if fully implemented, would reduce the number of clinics in Texas from 44 to less than 10. Read... Read More
Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed Against Cleveland Police Officer
Today Xavier Hempstead filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Cleveland Police Officer Robert Miles and the City of Cleveland. On December 10, 2013, Xavier Hempstead was driving away from his mother’s house when he received a text... Read More
Meet our Obergefell and Henry Marriage Equality Clients
Gerhardstein & Branch filed Obergefell v. Hodges on July 19, 2013. The case will be heard in the United States Supreme Court this term along with Henry v. Hodges, also from our office, and four other cases from the Sixth Circuit. Jim... Read More
Sixth Circuit Upholds Discriminatory Bans on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Four States
‘While a tidal wave of courts around the nation have struck down marriage bans, this decision leaves Sixth Circuit states in a backwater and, worst of all, injures same-sex couples and their children.’ (Cincinnati, OH, November 6th... Read More