Officer Keith Abel, who shot James England in 2015, was not disciplined by CPD, but the City nonetheless settled the case just weeks before trial, awarding $300,000 in damages.
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Akron Agrees to $747,000 Settlement in Response to Police Actions During Peaceful Protests
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Charles Jackson spent 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and cannot pursue charges against a prosecutor who redacted key evidence from his investigative file.
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Queer Intentions host Stephanie Kaiser and FG+G partner Al Gerhardstein discuss marriage equality and how a 2013 case prompted Gerhardstein to get involved in the cause.
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In the wake of Tyre Nichols’ beating that led to his tragic death, FG+G founding partner Terry Gilbert discusses why police departments are not the sole contributing factor to the pattern of aggressive police tactics.
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The family of Luke Stewart wins wrongful death lawsuit against Euclid Police Officer Matthew Rhodes, five years after fatal shooting.
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Carly Capek’s father, stepmother, and sister demand accountability from the Cleveland Police Department in a press conference on September 27, 2022.
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Joshua Spriestersbach served over two years in a Honolulu prison for a crime he did not commit because of a simple mistake in identity. Further details about this case get national exposure this month.
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After decades of fighting, Charles Jackson was declared a wrongfully imprisoned person by Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on July 11, 2022.
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At the time of his release, Andrews’ time served stands as the second longest known wrongful incarceration in U.S. history, and the longest in Ohio. Now, attorneys are seeking a jury trial in a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Cleveland.
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The Downtown Cleveland resident was arrested, jailed, and brought to court following a May 31, 2020 confrontation with Cleveland Division of Police officers who harassed him, and baselessly accused him of looting while he was attempting to pick up groceries.
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Family of 23-year-old Black Man fatally shot by Off Duty Cleveland Police Officer Calls for Justice
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On Monday, November 22, 2021, the Ohio Controlling Board is expected to approve the final $1,800,000 payment to Anthony Lemons for his 17 years of wrongful imprisonment.
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Gilbert’s unique perspective on the failure of capital punishment comes from more than 50 years of experience as a trial lawyer. Gilbert testifies the death penalty does not deter crime, is procedurally flawed, is arbitrarily and disparately imposed, and inhumane.
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Joshua Spriestersbach is celebrating Thanksgiving 2021 by fighting back.
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Isaiah Andrews is found not-guilty for the murder of his wife, Regina Andrews, after 46 years.
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“40 Grams and A Bong?” weighs in on cannabis social equity programs and civil rights.
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Yesterday, two women filed a federal civil rights suit alleging serious sexual abuse against former Webster County deputy Arthur Dale Collins, along with other deputies, former Jailer Morgan McKinley, and Webster County. The women were prisoners at the Webster County Jail and were abused by former deputy Collins at various times in 2020.
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The wrongful death lawsuit agreement ensures that Gabriel Taye’s tragic death will create anti-bullying reform throughout city schools.
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In the midst of the national conversation about police brutality and racial bias, especially after the murder of George Floyd, the national protests, and this week's stunning guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin, the legal doctrine of ''qualified immunity'' has been widely condemned as an impediment to achieving legal accountability against police who violate people's constitutional rights. But what is qualified immunity, and why should it be scrapped?
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