Pattakos [said] that the restaurant owners were “intent on silencing First- Amendment-protected activity outside of their establishments.” “This protest was closely watched by numerous on-duty police
Both have pleaded not guilty. Their attorney, Peter Pattakos, called the charges an “outrageous attack” on the pair’s First Amendment right to engage in peaceful
“Being subject to a baseless felony prosecution is one of the worst things that can happen to a person at the hands of their government,”
Andy Geronimo, director of the Case Western Reserve University First Amendment Law Clinic, said the indictments were very troubling to him. “From all appearances, this is
Today, the Supreme Court of Ohio announced that it has declined to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction over an appeal asserted by our clients, former Dunham
The lawsuit filed Dec. 8 in the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals followed two demand letters from Burkons’ attorney, Peter Pattakos: one to Beachwood’s
The lawyer for Beachwood City Councilman Mike Burkons has filed a second taxpayer’s demand letter claiming Beachwood City Council president James Pasch had prior knowledge
The front page of today’s Plain Dealer (and Advance Ohio’s sister publication Cleveland.com) contains a nauseating piece of Cleveland Foundation propaganda attempting to defend the
Without prior council authorization, Pattakos argued in his Oct. 22 letter to Beachwood Law Director Diane Calta, Scalise’s representation is not legal. Pattakos wrote that
Last week, we requested that Beachwood Law Director Diane Calta produce all documents confirming and approving the City’s engagement of “special prosecutor” Stephanie Scalise in