Failure to Implement Early Warning System Increased risk to Louisville residents including Breonna Taylor
https://www.newsy.com/amp/stories/breonna-taylor-deal-promises-reform-police-said-they-did-years-ago/
Read MoreGerhardstein & Branch along with the Innocence Project announce Landmark Civil Rights Settlement with the City of Cincinnati for an Independent Audit of Homicide DNA Evidence
(Cincinnati, OH — September 14, 2020) The New York-based Innocence Project and Cincinnati law firm Gerhardstein & Branch have negotiated a settlement with the City of Cincinnati for an unprecedented audit of Cincinnati Police Department’s... Read More
United States Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law as Unconstitutional Restriction on Abortion
This morning, the United States Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. The Court was guided by Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 112... Read More
Uproar in Ohio: Weighing safety against the economy
https://www.wlwt.com/article/uproar-in-ohio-weighing-safety-against-the-economy/32378535
Read MoreAccess to Abortion in Ohio Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic
On April 27, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Barrett issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Ohio Department of Health and other defendants from prohibiting surgical abortions that are medically indicated and cannot be delayed. ... Read More
Turning Grief Into Action
Gabriel Taye’s mother, Cornelia Daniels, is featured in this Local 12 story about how she channels her grief over her eight year old son’s suicide from bullying into making “Hero Packs” for local school children to help... Read More
Protecting civil rights during and after COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2020/04/06/opinion-protecting-civil-rights-during-and-after-covid-19-pandemic/5103356002/
Read More‘He’s gonna die:’ City confirms man’s death after 911 call taker didn’t send help
https://www.fox19.com/2020/03/02/hes-gonna-die-city-confirms-mans-death-after-call-taker-didnt-send-help/
Read MoreReflections on the TwentyTeens
We are proud that four of the Cincinnati Enquirer’s 20 top stories from the last decade include Gerhardstein & Branch clients. Jim Obergefell and John Arthur’s case was a story of love. John and Jim came to us in 2015, while John was in... Read More
Gabriel Taye’s Case Heard by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati Ohio. On December 4, 2019 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit seemed skeptical of the appeal filed by Cincinnati Public Schools. We are hopeful CPS will fail in its attempt to dismiss the wrongful death case we filed... Read More
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GRANTS LICENSE TO LAST DAYTON-AREA ABORTION CLINIC
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 DAYTON, Ohio — In a win for abortion access in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has granted a license to Women’s Med Center, the last abortion clinic in the Dayton area. After a weeks-long legal battle, the clinic can... Read More
Dontae Martin’s Family Settles Death Case Against Montgomery County, Ohio for $900,000
On July 23, 2015, Dontae Martin beloved son, brother, spouse, and father was brutally shot in the head and neck 12 times by Montgomery County Sheriff Deputies Joshua Haas and Gust Teague without reason. His mother brought this civil rights case... Read More