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Correcting a horrible wrong
Correcting a horrible wrong

Brothers who spent decades in prison for a crime they didn't commit get initial payment of $1.6 million.

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NewsFG+GApril 10, 2015cleveland, police misconduct, terry gilbert, kwame ajamu, wiley bridgeman, rickey jackson, civil rights
Terry Gilbert and Gordon Friedman Succeed at Summary Judgment
Terry Gilbert and Gordon Friedman Succeed at Summary Judgment

Federal Judge rejects city of Cleveland's attempt to dismiss lawsuit filed in wake of 2011 fatal police shooting in Parma.

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NewsFG+GApril 1, 2015cleveland, police misconduct, terry gilbert, civil rights, dan ficker, gordon friedman
Do Lawsuit Payouts Equal A Pattern of Police Misconduct?
Do Lawsuit Payouts Equal A Pattern of Police Misconduct?

Terry Gilbert discusses the 'previously tough-to-prove claims' against municipalities, and the meaning of the recent findings from the Department of Justice about the "pattern and practice" of constitutional violations perpetrated by Cleveland police.

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NewsFG+GFebruary 15, 2015civil rights, cleveland, police misconduct, terry gilbert
Guilty Verdict Reversed and New Trial Set in Attempted Murder Case
Guilty Verdict Reversed and New Trial Set in Attempted Murder Case

In the State v. Miller, the wife of the defendant, Miller, was driving her car when the accelerator stuck and her car ran into a brick pillar and spun into the front window of a nail salon.

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VictoriesFG+GFebruary 12, 2015cleveland, gordan friedman, miller
$900K Settlement Reached for Correctional Officer Wrongly Attacked by Cleveland Police
$900K Settlement Reached for Correctional Officer Wrongly Attacked by Cleveland Police

Martin Robinson, a correctional officer was patrolling the perimeter of a women’s prison when members of the Cleveland Vice Unit attacked him.

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VictoriesFG+GFebruary 1, 2015cleveland, martin robinson, terry gilbert, cleveland vice unit
Ohio man exonerated after spending 27 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit
Ohio man exonerated after spending 27 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit

Kwame Ajamu was just 17 when he was convicted of murder in the killing of a Cleveland money-order salesman. On Tuesday, Ajamu, now 57 and out on parole since 2003, wept after a judge cleared all charges against him.

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NewsFG+GDecember 9, 2014civil rights, cleveland, Kwame Ajahu, wiley bridgeman, Ricky Jackson
Justice Department Investigation of Cleveland police: What do community leaders, police and attorneys want to see
Justice Department Investigation of Cleveland police: What do community leaders, police and attorneys want to see

Terry Gilbert talks about the Department of Justice probe into the Cleveland Division of Police.

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NewsFG+GDecember 4, 2014police misconduct, terry gilbert
Ricky Jackson leaves prison
Ricky Jackson leaves prison

"The English language doesn't have the words to express how I'm feeling right now.''

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NewsFG+GNovember 21, 2014civil rights, cleveland, Ricky Jackson
2 Men Walk Free After 40 Years in Prison for Crime They Didn't Commit
2 Men Walk Free After 40 Years in Prison for Crime They Didn't Commit

Sentenced to die, two men go free after witness recants 40-year-old testimony.

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NewsFG+GNovember 21, 2014civil rights, cleveland, wiley bridgeman, Ricky Jackson, kwame ajamu
Wiley Bridgeman leaves prison after 39 years: "The bitterness is over with; I carried that too long''
Wiley Bridgeman leaves prison after 39 years: "The bitterness is over with; I carried that too long''

Wiley Bridgeman steps out of prison after being exonerated for 1975 slaying.

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NewsFG+GNovember 21, 2014civil rights, cleveland, wiley bridgeman, kwame ajamu, Ricky Jackson
‘We are free’: Wrongly-convicted man to join friend who also spent decades behind bars
‘We are free’: Wrongly-convicted man to join friend who also spent decades behind bars

A man who spent almost 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit talked exclusively with FOX 8 News on Thursday.

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NewsFG+GNovember 20, 2014civil rights, cleveland, kwame ajamu, wiley bridgeman, Ricky Jackson
A free man: Ricky Jackson to leave prison 39 years after a boy's lie helped put him behind bars
A free man: Ricky Jackson to leave prison 39 years after a boy's lie helped put him behind bars

Ricky Jackson is expected to be freed from prison Friday after prosecutors dropped their case against him after a witness recanted his testimony this week.

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NewsFG+GNovember 18, 2014civil rights, cleveland, Ricky Jackson, kwame ajamu, wiley bridgeman
Cleveland settles with families of chase, shooting victims for $3 million
Cleveland settles with families of chase, shooting victims for $3 million

Cleveland will pay out $3 million to the families of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, who were killed after a 2012 car chase and shooting in which police officers fired 137 shots at Russell's car, attorneys in the case said.

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NewsFG+GNovember 17, 2014civil rights, cleveland, timothy russell, malissa williams
Family of Man Killed by Cleveland Police Earns  $1.5 million Settlement from City
Family of Man Killed by Cleveland Police Earns $1.5 million Settlement from City

High-profile shooting of Timothy Russell enrages black community, leads to Justice Dept. Monitoring


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VictoriesFG+GNovember 13, 2014cleveland, Timothy Russel, malissa williams, Michael Brelo
Judge throws out the 1975 murder conviction of Ronnie Bridgeman
Judge throws out the 1975 murder conviction of Ronnie Bridgeman

'My battle has come to an end!'

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NewsFG+GNovember 9, 2014civil rights, cleveland, ronnie bridgeman, kwame ajamu, wiley bridgeman, Ricky Jackson, Kwame Ajahu
Brothers convicted in 1975 murder of money order salesman want convictions overturned based on eyewitness who now says trial testimony was made up
Brothers convicted in 1975 murder of money order salesman want convictions overturned based on eyewitness who now says trial testimony was made up

Three men convicted in the 1975 murder of Harold Franks are now asking for their convictions to be overturned.

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NewsFG+GNovember 3, 2014civil rights, cleveland, wiley bridgeman, Kwame Ajahu, Ricky Jackson
Wrongfully convicted Joe D'Ambrosio takes his case against Cuyahoga County prosecutors to U.S. Supreme Court
Wrongfully convicted Joe D'Ambrosio takes his case against Cuyahoga County prosecutors to U.S. Supreme Court

Joe D'Ambrosio, at a hearing in 2010, has taken his case against Cuyahoga County prosecutors to the U.S. Supreme Court. He claims prosecutors withheld evidence that could have exonerated him.

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NewsFG+GOctober 3, 2014civil rights, cleveland, Joe D'Ambrosio
Attorney Terry Gilbert comments on police-chase indictments
Attorney Terry Gilbert comments on police-chase indictments

Noted area civil rights attorney Terry Gilbert said Friday that the indictments handed down in the Cleveland police-chase case are a big step toward holding police accountable for their actions.

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NewsFG+GMay 31, 2014civil rights, cleveland, terry gilbert, Michael Brelo
Cleveland agrees to pay $1.3 million to two men wrongfully convicted of murder
Cleveland agrees to pay $1.3 million to two men wrongfully convicted of murder

A Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court jury convicted Thomas Siller and Walter Zimmer in the beating death of Lucy Zolkowski, 74.

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VictoriesFG+GApril 3, 2014cleveland, Thomas Siller, Walter Zimmer, Lucy Zolkowski
FBI Occupy Wall Street Memos Skip Infiltration Of Occupy Cleveland
FBI Occupy Wall Street Memos Skip Infiltration Of Occupy Cleveland

Terry Gilbert is quoted in relation to the FBI's use of an informant who was the moving force behind a group of disaffected young men becoming involved in an alleged plot to bomb a Cleveland-area bridge.

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NewsFG+GJanuary 8, 2013civil rights, cleveland, terry gilbert
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