Loevy & Loevy Notches Another Historic Win For Blockchain Miners
Read today’s judgment granting a permanent injunction in the federal case JuratBTC Blockchain v. Anton Adreyev, et al., Case No. 23cv00779 (Northern District of Illinois).
Get to know the 2023 L+L summer associates!
Tashayla Borden (she/her) Where do you call home: Boston Law school you attend: Columbia Law School Fun fact about yourself? I learned Latin when I was 12. Please don’t test me on it now. Most interesting experience this summer: Going into court and watching the planning of so many experienced attorneys made for an incredible… Read More
Innocent Men Sue Chicago Cops for Torture, Quarter Century of Wrongful Imprisonment
Then-17-year-old Sean Tyler and his brother Reginald Henderson survived torture by notorious Area 1 detectives associated with the late CPD Commander Jon Burge’s “Midnight Crew” CHICAGO – This morning Chicago Police torture survivors Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson, sued the City of Chicago and its police officers in federal court for torture and falsifying evidence,… Read More
Loevy & Loevy attorneys react to the latest Supreme Court decisions
In the midst of a dizzying array of decisions on the cutting edge of politics, life, and discrimination, it remains business as usual when it comes to blessing police violence at the Supreme Court. Today, the Supreme Court refused to review two dangerous decisions of the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers where George Floyd… Read More
Kenneth Nixon, who lost nearly half his life wrongfully imprisoned, sues Detroit and Detroit Police for alleged police frame-up
Detroit Police allegedly framed then 19-year-old Kenneth Nixon, causing his wrongful imprisonment for the next 16 years. “I just would like you to know that you’re about to sentencean innocent man to prison.” Kenneth Nixon at his 2005 sentencing hearing DETROIT – Wrongfully convicted and imprisoned Detroit native Kenneth Nixon filed a federal civil rights… Read More
Commemorating Juneteenth
By: Russell Ainsworth On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army issued General Order No. 3, a handwritten directive enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 for all remaining enslaved persons in the state. The legal abolition of American slavery would come six months later in December of 1865,… Read More
A Juneteenth message on client accountability to attorneys litigating innocence cases
By: Josh Tepfer I have been a lawyer working in the innocence movement for fifteen years now. Since I’ve reached this level of experience, younger lawyers—or even experienced lawyers who take on a pro bono innocence case—often reach out to get my advice on an issue they are experiencing in their case. For the last… Read More
Adam Gray, wrongfully imprisoned 24 years at age 14, wins $27 million jury verdict against Chicago cops
Wrongfully imprisoned for 24 years, Adam Gray spent much of his youth and most of his adulthood in maximum security prison due to Chicago police misconduct CHICAGO – After a nearly three-decade quest for justice, Adam Gray, who was framed for arson just a few weeks after turning age 14, was awarded $27 million today… Read More
Victor Rosario Wins One of the Largest Wrongful Conviction Settlements in New England History
In 1982 Victor Rosario injured himself trying to save residents from a burning building. Rather than acknowledge his heroism, Lowell police falsified evidence and coerced a false confession to convict him of arson and murder. After more than 3 decades of wrongful imprisonment, Rosario’s nightmare is finally at an end. LOWELL, MA – Last night,… Read More
West Side Man Sues Chicago & Area 5 Cops for Allegedly Framing Him for Murder in Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood
Allen Robinson was exonerated and freed in 2022 after serving nearly 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. CHICAGO – Exonoree Allen Robinson filed a lawsuit today against the City of Chicago and Chicago Police officers alleging “shocking misconduct,” including allegations that police coerced false testimony and covered up evidence of… Read More