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/
Gerhardstein & 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...
Inside Your Police Force: A Black officer’s perspective and how history impacts community relations today
https://www.wlwt.com/article/inside-your-police-force-a-black-officers-perspective-and-how-history-impacts-community-relations-today/33854733
FAMILY SUES JAILERS OVER TORTUROUS DEATH OF THEIR SON
On Sunday, August 16, Tommy Britt would have turned 27 years old if he had not died after being denied medical help at the Hamilton County Jail. Tommy’s family filed a lawsuit over the lack of medical care and abuse he suffered at the Jail when...
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...
NYT review of “I can’t Breathe” in custody deaths includes case Litigated by Gerhardstein & Branch
The New York Times has cataloged over 70 cases where suspects stated “I can’t breathe” before dying in police custody. One of the featured cases was the death of Rodney Brown who was tased after a traffic stop in Cleveland, ran and then was...
LGBTQ Civil Rights Expands With Bostock Ruling Five Years after Obergefell
Our firm has fought for LGBTQ rights for many decades. It is wonderful to share good news about the expanding civil rights of this community! Fifty-one years ago, the Stonewall Riots erupted in New York City after police entered a gay bar...
Al Gerhardstein and Iris Roley offer immediate actions to respond to the call for reform in Cincinnati. Gerhardstein said, “If we take these steps it is down payment on a more just City.”
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2020/06/02/opinion-police-accountability-central-just-society/5305154002/
Uproar in Ohio: Weighing safety against the economy
https://www.wlwt.com/article/uproar-in-ohio-weighing-safety-against-the-economy/32378535
Access 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. ...
Emergency motion filed for temporary release to community of inmate suffering from COVID-19 Infection.
Today an emergency motion was filed seeking temporary release to the community of a 74 year old inmate suffering from a serious COVID-19 infection. Mr. John Towns is being weaned from a ventilator and it is expected that he will be discharged...
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...