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Jury Awards $24.35 Million to Jeffrey Clark, Framed by Meade County (Ky) Sheriff’s Dept. for 1992 Murder
“I finally feel like I am able to wake up from a 34-year nightmare,” says Jeff Clark, who spent more than 22 years in prison before being exonerated in 2018. Mr. Clark, center, with his Loevy legal team following the verdict. [L-R: Melinda Ek, Elliot Slosar, Amy Staples, Jimmer Dudley, Stephany Janssen, and Julia Quinn]
PRESS RELEASE: Federal Jury Awards $24.35 Million to Man Framed by Meade County Sheriff’s Dept. for 1992 Murder
“I finally feel like I am able to wake up from a 34-year nightmare,” says Jeff Clark, who spent more than 22 years in prison before being exonerated in 2018. LOUISVILLE – On April 6, 1992, Jeffery Clark was held in an interrogation room for over eight hours, with a gun pointed at him, as
PRESS RELEASE: Framed for Murder by the East Cleveland Police Department, Jerry Sims—Exonerated After 7 Years in Prison—Files Federal Lawsuit
Among other allegations of misconduct, complaint says East Cleveland’s lead detective Kenneth Lundy was having an abusive and manipulative sexual relationship with the chief witness for the prosecution. CLEVELAND — When a jury convicted Jerry Sims of the 2017 murder of a man named Jamarr Forkland—based almost entirely on the testimony of Mr. Sims’ girlfriend,
PRESS RELEASE: City of Boston Settles Police Brutality Lawsuit with Four #BlackLivesMatter Protesters for $850,000
During the May 2020 George Floyd demonstrations, plaintiffs were beaten with batons and sprayed with chemicals while lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights. BOSTON — It has been nearly six years since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer set off a summer of nationwide demonstrations against police brutality. Unfortunately, in Boston—as
PRESS RELEASE: Utah County Refuses to Adequately Fund Legal Representation for Man Facing the Death Penalty
Michael Jayne, 44, is on trial for his life. But the county prosecuting him refuses to pay the funds necessary for a high-quality defense. SALT LAKE CITY — “If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.” For more than 50 years, police officers have been required to inform every criminal suspect
PRESS RELEASE: Family of Roberto Calvario, Jr.—Shot and Killed by Chicago Police in December—Files Federal Lawsuit
Officers used excessive force and have avoided accountability, in accordance with “de facto” city policy, complaint alleges. CHICAGO — Today, on what should have been his twenty-first birthday, the family and loved ones of Roberto Calvario, Jr. filed a lawsuit in federal court, seeking justice for Mr. Calvario’s brutal death at the hands of the Chicago
PRESS RELEASE: Appellate Court Upholds $14.75 Million Verdict for Denver Protesters Subjected to Excessive Police Force During 2020 Protests
Court of Appeals unanimously affirms trial jury’s 2022 verdict, agreeing that “Denver inadequately trained its officers” DENVER — Just over four years ago, a federal jury found that, during the 2020 George Floyd protests, the Denver Police Department used excessive force when it indiscriminately attacked crowds of peaceful protestors with tear gas grenades, pepper ball
PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuits Filed Against Knox Co. (KY) Deputy Who Caused Fatal UTV Crash
Todd St. John, 21, was not the first person killed by Knox Co. Deputy Mikey Ashurst, complaint alleges LONDON, Ky. — One young man is dead, and another is lucky to be alive, after Knox County Deputy Sheriff John Michael “Mikey” Ashurst rammed their utility-task vehicle (UTV) and drove it off the road on July
PRESS RELEASE: Community Organizations Sue CHA Over Vote to Appoint New CEO
Controversial vote on appointment of Keith Pettigrew violated the Open Meetings Act, lawsuit says. CHICAGO — Three weeks after the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) board voted to approve new Chief Executive Officer Keith Pettigrew, a coalition of community advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit contesting that appointment, alleging that the vote was not conducted in
PRESS RELEASE: In Rare Reversal, Appellate Court Orders New Trial in Lawsuit Over Police Shooting of South Side Barber
Among other errors in the 2023 trial over the police shooting of Harith Augustus, the court erred in allowing the defense to dismiss two Black potential jurors, appellate court rules. CHICAGO — It has been nearly eight years since a Chicago police officer killed beloved South Shore barber Harith “Snoop” Augustus, and nearly three years
Georgia Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit with Family of Man Killed in Johnson State Prison for $4 Million
Family alleged guards knew that David Henegar was in danger, but took no action to prevent his being attacked, and provided no assistance when he was. AUGUSTA, GA — More than four years after David Henegar was beaten to death in Johnson State Prison, his sister Betty Wade—on behalf of Mr. Henegar’s estate—has accepted a
PRESS RELEASE: Black Executives’ Discrimination Case Against McDonald’s Will Go to Trial in September
CHICAGO — When Vicki Guster-Hines and Domineca Neal filed their race discrimination lawsuit against McDonald’s in 2020, they knew that taking on the fast-food giant was going to be no easy task. The two women—both Black, and both former high-ranking and top-preforming executives of McDonald’s USA—knew better than anyone the culture they were challenging: one,
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