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04/30/2026

Jeffrey Clark, framed for a 1992 murder by the Meade County (KY) Sheriff's Dept. and Coroner's Office, spent 22.5 years in prison before being exonerated in 2018. Yesterday, a jury awarded him $24.35 million in damages.

"I finally feel like I am able to wake up from a 34-year nightmare," he says.

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Loevy & Loevy has a long history of big wins in civil rights, wrongful conviction, and police brutality cases. View multi-million verdicts.

12/12/2025

On Tuesday night, Chicago police shot and killed 20-year-old Roberto Calvario, Jr. of Albany Park. Today, the family is calling for a full and fair investigation into the brutal death of their beloved son and brother. Read the full press release below.

“Mayor Johnson campaigned on a promise of police transparency and accountability,” says attorney for the family David B. Owens. “Today, we call on him to live up to that promise and provide this family with the answers they need about this horrific and unnecessary shooting. Conduct a fair and full investigation, respect the equal dignity of all involved, release any bodycam videos or other footage, and explain—if such a thing can possibly be explained—how an investigation into an alleged property crime justified the violent death of this young man.”

The family of Roberto Calvario, Jr., killed by Chicago police on Dec. 9, calls for an immediate investigation into his death.

12/02/2025

Today, plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem, our lawsuit over excessive use of force against press and protesters by federal troops under Operation Midway Blitz, voluntarily dropped the case, as the operation seems to be over and Bovino and Co. have left the region.

“We won our case the day they left town,” said attorney David B. Owens of Loevy + Loevy and the University of Washington School of Law. “The people of Chicago stood up to the Trump administration’s bullying and intimidation, and showed them they were messing with the wrong city.”

Read the full press release on today’s dismissal here:

Plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem voluntarily dismissed their case, as DHS forces have already left the region. "We'll take the win."

11/21/2025

Yesterday, Judge Sara Ellis issued her written opinion in CHC v. NOEM, our lawsuit over the excessive uses of force by federal agents deployed to Chicago. A scathing 233-pp document of DHS abuses and lies under "Operation Midway Blitz," it will surely go down as one of the defining documents of the 2nd Trump administration. Read our press release here:

Judge Sara L. Ellis issued her 200+pp written order and opinion, granting a preliminary injunction in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem.

11/06/2025

Today, Judge Sara Ellis issued a preliminary injunction in our case to protect the First Amendment rights of protesters, clergy, observers, and reporters against excessive force from federal troops in Operation Midway Blitz. This injunction will be in place indefinitely, until the lawsuit itself is settled in federal court.

You can watch today's press conference, and hear from some of the brave plaintiffs in this case and their attorneys, here:

Attorneys speak out after judge issues injunction against federal immigration agents in Chicago area.

10/30/2025

BREAKING NEWS: BREAKING NEWS: Today, Plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem filed their response brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, challenging the government's arguments that the district court cannot hear updates from Gregory Bovino about his compliance with the temporary restraining order in the case. You can read that brief here:

10/28/2025

Tonight, we filed a motion to amend Judge Ellis's Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to PROHIBIT the use of tear gas, at least until the preliminary injunction hearing Nov. 5th.

We happen to believe that enforcing immigration laws should not require the near daily deployment of tear gas in residential neighborhoods.

Meanwhile, Judge Ellis has ordered Greg Bovino to be in her courtroom tomorrow morning. We'll see what Her Honor thinks enforcing immigration laws should require...

Read the motion here:https://www.loevy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/142.-Mtn-to-Amend-TRO-Dkt.-66.pdf

10/26/2025

On Thursday, Loevy and our co-counsel filed a notice with U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis of violations of her temporary restraining order, based on an incident that day in Little Village where CBP Commander Greg Bovino appeared to personally violate the TRO by hurling tear gas at a peaceful crowd of demonstrators. Today we filed a supplemental notice, with additional evidence and testimony. You can read that filing here:https://www.loevy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CHC-v.-Noem-94.-Pls-Notice-of-Violations-of-TRO-10.25.25.pdf

Additional filings, based on issues arising Friday and Saturday, will follow.

In the meantime, Judge Ellis has ordered Bovino to be in her courtroom on Tuesday.

10/22/2025

EVERYONE: Here are three different flyers, in English and Spanish, about the Temporary Restraining Order protecting First Amendment rights in the Chicago area, and what to do if you think yours have been violated by ICE, CBP, or any federal troops. Please share these widely, post them, and use the QR code to report abuses by federal troops.

10/22/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Following Judge Ellis's questioning of DHS officials Monday, Loevy and our co-counsel have filed an amended complaint in our lawsuit, saying DHS forces “have escalated and expanded their suppression of speech and journalism" in the Chicago area We're seeking a preliminary injunction, with the hearing set for Nov. 5.

We also filed for class certification, asking to make this a class-action suit in which our plaintiffs—demonstrators, observers, religious leaders, and reporters—stand for all such people whose 1st Amendment rights have been—or are likely to be—violated by DHS forces in the Chicago area.

“This is what it looks like when people across Chicago come together to protect democracy,” says our co-counsel, attorney Craig Futterman of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the U. of C. Law School.

“Based on the pretext of protecting federal employees and property, the Trump Administration has deployed militarized federal officers to wreak havoc on our neighborhoods, businesses, and homes,” says attorney Steve Art. “Our clients will not tolerate being terrorized by their own government. We will use every legal means available to restore peace and order in our communities.”

Read the full press release, with links to the filed complaint and motions, here: https://www.loevy.com/press-release-protesters-press-seek-preliminary-injunction-against-ice/

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against ICE and CBP over violence against protesters, press file for preliminary injunction.

10/10/2025

Today we won a major victory for the First Amendment, and dealt the Trump administration a defeat in its War on Chicago (and its War on Civil Rigths in general). A US District judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) reining in federal agents' use of force against protesters, clergy, and the press.

Though largely driven by the terrible violence experienced by protesters and press at the ICE Detention Facility, the TRO is not limited to Broadview, but covers federal agents in all of the Northern District of Illinois.

We congratulate all the attorneys who worked on this case from Loevy + Loevy, the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the The University of Chicago Law School, First Defense Legal Aid, Protect Democracy , and ACLU of Illinois.

And we particularly congratulate our courageous plaintiffs, who are reporters, members of the clergy, and ordinary Illinois people who dared to stand up for their First Amendment rights in the face of violent oppression at Broadview and other protests, and then stood up again to fight in court for all of our First Amendment rights.

In this vital moment in American history, they should be an inspiration for all Americans.

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Today, in a major victory for the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis entered a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), preventing federal officers from using unlawful tactics against peaceful protesters, members of the clergy, and journalists reporting the news throughout the Chicago area...