Suit filed against McDonald’s by Black former execs will head to trial as political winds surrounding DEI shift The lawsuit, set to go to trial two months before a crucial midterm election, could be a bellwether case on the current state of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion.

Excellent story in the @chicagotribune.com about our clients' lawsuit against McDonald's for racial discrimination. (Gift link.) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/13/m...

Brandon Johnson Picks Anjanette Young for CPD Oversight Board Mayor Brandon Johnson nominated Anjanette Young, a social worker who was handcuffed while naked during a botched 2019 Chicago Police Department raid, on Thursday to serve on the city’s police oversigh...

NEW: Mayor Brandon Johnson nominated Anjanette Young, a social worker who was handcuffed while naked during a botched 2019 Chicago Police Department raid, on Thursday to serve on the city’s police oversight board. @wttw.bsky.social

“In the first trial, the court failed to give proper weight to the racial realities of not just this case, but the world in which we live,” says attorney Scott Rauscher. “We’re pleased the Appellate Court has given us another opportunity to seek justice for Mr. Augustus through a new trial.” 5/5

The judge in that earlier trial had also thrown out several charges (including civil conspiracy), and all the police defendants except Halley himself. The Appellate Court's ruling reinstates those conspiracy charges and reinstates the suit against three additional CPD officers. 4/5

A jury sided with police in the 2023 trial, but now the appeals court has ruled that the trial was compromised by several factors, including the City's discriminatory dismissal of two Black potential jurors through peremptory strikes. 3/5

A probationary officer, Dillan Halley, shot and killed Augustus after Halley, his training officer, and several other CPD officers stopped Augustus on foot near the 71st Street barbershop where he worked. Halley's claims that Augustus had drawn a gun were later disproved by bodycam footage. 2/5

PRESS RELEASE: In Police Shooting of South Shore Barber, Appellate Court Orders New Trial In first trial, city's dismissal of Black jurors was discriminatory, court rules

In a rare reversal, the Appellate Court has ordered a new trial in the civil lawsuit over CPD's killing of Harith "Snoop" Augustus in 2018. The family of the beloved South Shore barber will get another chance at justice. Read the release here. 1/5

Georgia Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit with Family of Man Killed in Johnson State Prison for $4 Million Georgia's Department of Corrections settled a lawsuit for $4 million over the death of David Henegar, beaten to death in Johnston State Prison

Georgia Dept. of Corrections has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of David Henegar, who was beaten to death over five hours while guards did nothing to help. “If any one of a number of prison officials had simply done their jobs [...] he would still be alive today,” says attorney Megan Pierce.

Court battles hit taxpayer wallets The costs of Chicago police misconduct have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.

Reporters @joemahr.bsky.social and @jmetr22b.bsky.social, of the @chicagotribune.com, profile Loevy client Thomas Sierra, in an in-depth piece examining the high cost of Chicago's refusal to settle wrongful conviction cases.

Border Patrol agents ignored orders to end car chase before gassing Chicago neighborhood DHS claimed federal agents intentionally hit a fleeing vehicle to try to stop the driver in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood last October—but videos of the 18-minute high-speed pursuit show they actua...

Body cam videos of a Border Patrol chase in Chicago last fall appear to contradict the initial DHS narrative of agents executing a PIT maneuver—a nudging at high speed to disable a fleeing driver.

Instead, feds blew a tire and crashed after a supervisor told them to stop the pursuit:

Mayor Johnson Unveils ‘Abolish ICE’ Snowplow, Winner of Annual Contest “This name derives from our city’s legacy of standing up for justice, dignity, and the rights of all people, no matter where they come from,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “I want to take this moment to...

“This name derives from our city’s legacy of standing up for justice, dignity, and the rights of all people, no matter where they come from. I want to take this moment to reiterate that Chicago does not want ICE on our streets, in our airports, nor in our city.” @wttw.bsky.social

Jessica has been a tireless and invaluable resource in keeping abreast of America's Post-Dodd Dysfunction, and this is an excellent primer on how to read these stories, how to talk about them, and how to take "official" reports with a boulder-sized grain of salt.

Documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY exposing how ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts.

Documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY exposing how ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts.

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case

Verdict in for the bellwether case in the thousands of claims against social media companies for making harmful products. Jury ruled in favor of the now 20-year-old plaintiff, who claimed anxiety and depression caused by addictive design, and awarded her $3 million.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/t...

When our clients Vicki Guster-Hines and Domenica Neal were executives at McDonald's, their concerns about racial discrimination were dismissed as coming from "angry Black women." But this September, they'll get to tell their stories to a federal jury.

Boasberg Compels Disclosure of FISA Noncompliance Incident Records The Second Amendment community has rightly focused on regulatory overreach at the ATF and legislative threats in Congress. But the surveillance state poses a quieter, more structurally embedded threat...

Loevy is proud to represent @cato.org in this effort to uncover the Trump administration's use (and abuse?) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Read more here: www.cato.org/blog/boasber...

We are proud to have partnered with our colleagues at @newenglandinnocence.org to bring about a day Mr. Rosa has literally been waiting decades to see.

"This exoneration doesn’t erase the past, but it restores truth, dignity, and hope for the future,” Mr. Rosa and his wife, Virginia, stated.

This is the sort of case the False Claims Act exists to facilitate, & it’s really cool to see a distinguished civil rights firm take an “out of area” case to remedy massive military-industrial corruption.

PRESS RELEASE: In Whistleblower Case, Jury Finds Fluor Corporation Defrauded United States Army In whistleblower case brought by Loevy + Loevy, a federal jury found Fluor Corporation committed fraud against the US Army.

In a victory more than 13 years in the making, four brave whistleblowers exposed a military contractor's fraud against the US Army during the War in Afghanistan. Jury awarded $15 million in damages, which the False Claims Act triples to $45 million.

Coalition wants special prosecutor named to review agents’ conduct during Operation Midway Blitz A group of community members, organizations and politicians are petitioning a court to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially prosecute wrongdoing by federal immigration agents…

A group of community members are petitioning a court to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially prosecute wrongdoing by immigration agents during the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” accusing Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke of failing to act.

Calling for a Special Prosecutor to Investigate DHS Crimes in Cook Co. YouTube video by Loevy + Loevy

Today a broad coalition submitted a petition, calling for a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute alleged crimes committed by DHS agents during Operation Midway Blitz.

You can watch the full press conference here: youtu.be/hAuyNGJzXIc

PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate DHS Crimes Press conference will be today at 12PM in Federal Plaza

Press conference today at noon in Federal Plaza, on petition signed by nearly 250 Chicago officials, organizations, clergy, attorneys, media outlets, and others—calling for a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute DHS agents for crimes committed during "Operation Midway Blitz."

Musicians claim Google stole songs, identities for AI song generator in lawsuit A group of various independent musicians, including some from the Chicago area, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google, alleging the tech giant stole their music, lyrics and voiceprints...

Crain's Chicago Business on our lawsuit against Google over their AI Music operation. Independent musicians and songwriters should not be forced to compete with AI-generated, Google-distributed "music" based on illegal copies of their own creative work.

The press conference will be held on Thursday 3/12 at noon in Federal Plaza. All members of the media are encouraged to attend to hear about the petition and ask questions of the signatories. We hope to see you there.

MEDIA ADVISORY: At Press Conference Thursday, a Coalition Will Call for a Special Prosecutor to Investigate and Prosecute Crimes Committed by Federal Agents During “Operation Midway Blitz” On March 12, a coalition will announce a call for a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute crimes by federal DHS agents.

MEDIA ADVISORY: At a press conference Thursday, a coalition of organizations, elected officials, religious leaders, journalists, attorneys, academics, and individuals will call for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate crimes committed by federal agents under Operation Midway Blitz.

He Almost Died From A Burst Appendix. A For-Profit Jail Medical Provider Dismissed It As Heartburn. A new lawsuit in York County, Pennsylvania, highlights a pattern of allegations of medical neglect by for-profit correctional healthcare company PrimeCare.

"[G]uessing games."

"One nurse told Cunningham he had heartburn. Another said he had a stomach virus." "He had appendicitis."

"[Y]ou incarcerate us, and then you just say, 'Okay, he's a criminal, he doesn't matter, he can die.'"
#Pennsylvania #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration

PRESS RELEASE: Independent Musicians Sue Google Over Creation and Distribution of AI Music Independent musicians filed a lawsuit against Google over copyright infringements and business practices related to its AI music generators.

We're putting a band together...to sue Google for ripping off independent musicians.

In honor of her being booted, here is Kristi Noem is telling feds to "hammer" protesters for "the way that they're talking, who they're affiliated with, who they're funded with, and what they're talking about." It's not that easy to get so much contempt for the First Amendment into a single speech.

"In Kristi Noem's time fleecing the American people with her derelict of leadership at DHS, Chicago has withstood targeted attacks by DHS and the federal agents under its purview who have incited chaos in our communities with their violence and callous disregard for our residents' most basic human rights. Instead of seeking collaboration, Noem weaponized fear to undermine trust between communities and local law enforcement who work every day to keep our communities safe. Her tenure will be remembered by her brazen corruption, the reckless exploitation of vulnerable families to advance a far-right agenda, and willingness to put the President's interests over those of the American people. She will not be missed in Chicago."

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "She will not be missed in Chicago."
Full statement:

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says She will be replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump said Thursday.

Secretary Noem's legacy is one of racial profiling, abuse by ICE and CBP, free speech violations, and more.

While she is leaving DHS, the anti-immigrant policies devised by White House aide Stephen Miller aren't. Congress must remain firm and deny funding to DHS until they truly rein in ICE.