866-590-6830An Ohio Appeals Court has upheld a decision by a Butler County judge that the village of New Miami cannot claim immunity to avoid repaying the $3 million it collected from drivers who were caught by an unconstitutional speed camera scheme. Read the opinion here. Previously, the Common Pleas Court had found that the ordinance …
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Consent Decree Protects First Amendment on Facebook
A federal judge in Cincinnati has approved a consent decree protecting the First Amendment rights of Ohio citizens on Facebook. Engel & Martin had filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Hamilton Township, Ohio residents against a local elected official, Hamilton Twp. Trustee David Wallace Jr. The lawsuit claimed that Wallace violated their First Amendment …
Northeast Lawyers Club Materials On Title IX And Campus Sexual Assault
Joshua Engel will be speaking on November 3, 2017 to the Northeast Lawyers Club on the issue of Title IX, school disciplinary hearings, and sexual assaults on college and university campuses. A Full Set of Materials are available here. This presentation occurs amidst a growing national controversy stemming from the Federal Department of Education, Office of …
Appeals Court Court Finds Due Process Denied In Title IX Case
The United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a preliminary injunction obtained by Engel & Martin, LLC on behalf of a University of Cincinnati graduate student accused of sexual assault. The court agreed that a graduate student male student who argues he was denied his due process right to confront a female student …
WCPO: Colleges Caught in Crossfire of Sex Assault Cases
A WCPO I-Team report highlights the challenges facing schools as they seek to comply with Department of Education Guidelines for the handling of sexual assault investigations. Both men and women are suing local universities, claiming the system is rigged against them in sexual assault cases. On one side: Two federal lawsuits filed by men allege local universities …
Talk Like A Pirate Day 2017: Remembering the “Piracy Brief”
In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, we remember the brief Engel & Martin filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that contained a discussion of the Federal Laws against Piracy. The issue came up in a case involving the due process rights of students. Part of the challenge to the discipline imposed …
Dayton Daily News: Residents Claim First Amendment Violations on Facebook
The Dayton Daily News has provided coverage of a recent lawsuit by Engel & Martin, LLC on behalf of township residents alleging that their First Amendment rights were violated when a Township Trustee “blocked” them on Facebook. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of five Hamilton Township residents who claim David Wallace Jr. violated the …
Engel To Meet with Department of Education on Title IX Issues
Joshua Engel has been invited to meet with officials from the United States Department of Education to discuss procedures used to adjudicate claims of sexual assault on college and university campuses. Engel has been recognized as one of the leading advocates for students facing Title IX or campus disciplinary proceedings. Recently, Engel & Martin has …
