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PRESS RELEASE: Family of Mother Who Died in Waseca Prison Files Federal Lawsuit
The Bureau of Prisons removed Starsha Silva, a mother of four from Hawaii, from the hospital after doctors said she needed emergency open-heart surgery; she died in prison three weeks later. MINNEAPOLIS — The Federal Correctional Institution at Waseca (FCI Waseca), in the southern part of Minnesota, is a low-security prison for women offenders. Starsha
PRESS RELEASE: After Fourteen Years of Legal Battle, Honolulu Agrees to Pay Man Falsely Accused of Drug Trafficking $2.1 Million
HONOLULU — In 2019, Sefo Fatai filed a lawsuit against the City of Honolulu and several officers of its police department, alleging wrongdoing concerning Mr. Fatai’s 2011 arrest and subsequent prosecution for drug crimes he steadfastly maintains he did not commit, and for which he was never convicted. Yesterday, Mr. Fatai’s lawsuit was dismissed, with
For Recent Exonerees, “Road 2 Reentry” Leads to the 2025 National Innocence Network Conference in Seattle, and a Restored Sense of Community
The Loevy/EP/R2R Contingent at the 2025 Innocence Network Conference Every year, The Innocence Network—a national coalition of organizations dedicated to freeing the innocent and preventing wrongful convictions—holds a three-day conference bringing together the wrongfully convicted and advocates for justice. As the Innocence Project says, “it’s part strategy session, part healing circle, and part long-awaited family
Emma Logan
Emma Logan (she/her) joined Loevy + Loevy in 2025 and works on a range of civil rights cases, including wrongful conviction and police misconduct. Emma holds a B.A. in Political Science and History from Colorado College, with a minor in Education, and a concentration in Political Theory. With prior experience in policy advocacy and nonprofit work,
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After 12 Years, Class-Action Lawsuit Over Dangerous Conditions at Stateville Prison is Finally Settled
For more than a decade, Loevy + Loevy represented the people housed at Stateville Correctional Center in a class action lawsuit, Dobbey v. Weidling. The suit, originally filed in 2013, sought to address threatening conditions at the prison. These hazardous conditions included structural vulnerabilities to the buildings as a result of more than $250 million dollars in deferred
PRESS RELEASE: Loevy + Loevy Announces Six New Partners
CHICAGO – Today, the civil rights law firm Loevy + Loevy announced that six attorneys have been elevated to firm partnership, effective immediately. “We are proud to welcome these outstanding attorneys as our latest partners,” says Jon Loevy, founding partner of the firm. “Each of them has more than proven that they exemplify the qualities
PRESS RELEASE: Bob Melock—Framed for the Murder of His Own Grandmother—Officially Declared Innocent by the Court
After being branded a monster and spending more than 30 years in prison for murder, Mr. Melock’s name and record are finally cleared. “I can finally hold my head up high,” he says. WAUKEGAN, Il. – Robert Melock was only 22 in January 1989, when he was arrested and charged with murdering his own 72-year-old
Loevy Sues Gambling Giant DraftKings in Pennsylvania for Deceptive Practices
Today, attorneys from the Chicago-based civil rights law firm of Loevy + Loevy filed a new class-action lawsuit on behalf of five individual Pennsylvania plaintiffs against the online gambling site DraftKings. The suit—filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania—alleges that the online sportsbook deceives users and misleads them into betting
PRESS ADVISORY: On Monday, Trial Gets Underway in Mendez Family’s Lawsuit Over Botched Police Raid in 2017
Children 5 and 9 were traumatized at gunpoint, complaint alleges; bodycam footage shows CPD officers continuing to search, even after acknowledging they were in “the wrong f—ing apartment.” CHICAGO — The Mendez Family has waited nearly eight years for justice, after heavily armed Chicago Police Department officers—serving a warrant on the wrong apartment—broke in their
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