Steve Art

Civil rights lawyer. Dad of Georgie and Jane.

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

Today, Loevy + Loevy filed a federal lawsuit in Honolulu on behalf of Ian and Shawn Schweitzer, who were framed for the high-profile murder of tourist Dana Ireland in 1991. https://t.co/tq5574Z66J

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Kirstin Blaise Lobato, who spent nearly 16 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, was awarded more than $34 million by a federal jury in Nevada on Thursday. https://t.co/9vTY2Y1DMU

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

Read the full press release about the verdict here: https://t.co/viuE2baOS9

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

“Blaise has been through more in her life than a dozen women should be asked to survive, and she has come out of it tough, and fierce, and stronger than ever," says attorney Megan Pierce. "We can’t wait to see what she does..now that she’s free to put all this behind her.”

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

Today, Kirstin Blaise Lobato (seen here with her Loevy legal team) was awarded $34 million by a Las Vegas jury in her lawsuit against the police. This is believed to be the largest award ever given to a wrongfully convicted woman in U.S. history.

[Steve Art @steveneart]

Congratulations to Ms. Lobato and her amazing attorneys @dowens2000, Liz Wang, and Megan Pierce from @LoevyandLoevy! A monumental verdict for a monumental injustice!

[Las Vegas Review-Journal @reviewjournal]

A jury has ruled in favor of Kirstin “Blaise” Lobato, finding that two retired Las Vegas police detectives fabricated evidence against her in a 2001 murder. https://t.co/7pFU8vUzmF

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

Loevy + Loevy is looking forward to taking this case to trial and securing long-overdue justice for the terrible wrongs done to Mr. Melock. Read more about the case in our press release here: https://t.co/vhQDZgnDmT

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

In 2015, the jury in a similar lawsuit--against Waukegan, John Reid, and many of the same detectives--awarded a wrongfully convicted man named Juan Rivera $20 million in damages. At the time, this was the largest award ever to a single wrongful conviction plaintiff.

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

In 1989, Robert Melock, 22, was on trial for a horrendous crime: the rape and murder of his own grandmother. The story made for sensationalistic headlines, and Mr. Melock--portrayed as a monster--was sentenced to death.

There's just one problem: he didn't do it. 1/5

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

In a first-of-its kind decision, a federal judge has ruled in favor of our client @theintercept, by allowing a claim to move forward against OpenAI for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Read the full press release here: https://t.co/ZIcGYEgaDL

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

For people who say “campaigns don’t matter” - they really do!

[LegendOfWinning @LegendOfWinning]

I'll leave this here

[Pasha Hyundai @CarlSwoveland]

How it feels to vote "no" on retaining every Cook County judge after doing no research

[Steve Art @steveneart]

@LoevyandLoevy Check out our new monthly newsletter @LoevyandLoevy. Lots of information about ongoing civil rights litigation and more!

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

Loevy + Loevy has a new newsletter! You can read the first (double-sized) edition at https://t.co/TBUOZt52e2, and subscribe to receive it monthly at https://t.co/RxtlPxo1GN.

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

The Cook County Board’s Finance Committee approved $24.1 million in settlements related to interrogations and subsequent prosecutions tied to disgraced Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara Wednesday, paving the way for approval by the full board Thursday.
https://t.co/7MDLA1yjSL

[Anand Swaminathan @NateSwams]

So happy for these clients! Amazing humans, who get some semblance of justice after the horror they have lived through, a bit of much-needed financial comfort, and a meaningful opportunity to rebuild.

But more work to do!

https://t.co/EiokMceU3v

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

BREAKING NEWS: Cook County Agrees to Pay $24.8 Million to Victims of Disgraced Chicago Cop Reynaldo Guevara. Read on our website here: https://t.co/576o44NUt2

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

Yesterday, Loevy + Loevy filed a class-action case against DNA testing company Nebula, Meta, Microsoft, and Google, over violations of the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act. Read about it here: https://t.co/Bq0QZHBlSi

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

Today at 12:20 Josh Tepfer (@JTepfer) of @loevyandloevy and @exonerationlaw will be on @WBEZreset with Sasha-Ann Simons, with Jasmine Smith of @CAARPRNow, to discuss the call for Cook County AG Kim Foxx to vacate dozens of wrongful convictions before she leaves office. Tune in!