2 protesters accused of causing hearing loss with megaphones—Associated Press
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
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Pair who protested TownHall restaurant hit with felony assault charge after worker said she lost hearing from megaphones—Cleveland.com
“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,”
Two indicted on felony assault charges for using megaphones at TownHall protest—Cleveland Scene
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
Beachwood retains outside counsel, faces more claims—Cleveland Jewish News
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
Burkons’ attorney: Council leader involved in prosecution—Cleveland Jewish News
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
Why does the Plain Dealer keep publishing the Cleveland Foundation’s lies about its illegal Dunham Tavern land grab?
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
Burkons’ attorney wants special prosecutor ‘terminated’—Cleveland Jewish News
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
Beachwood councilman Burkons pleads not guilty—Cleveland Jewish News
“We’ve never seen in the state of Ohio this statute used to prosecute someone for violating someone’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech,” Pattakos
GlenOak counselor sues Stark sheriff’s deputy over “flawed” criminal case—Canton Repository
A GlenOak High School counselor is suing a detective for arresting her in a case that had “more holes than Swiss cheese.” Dawn Jones-Harrington of
Dunham Tavern Museum Members Want Ohio Supreme Court to Rule on Cleveland Foundation Dispute—Cleveland Scene
“With the release of recent census data giving rise to widespread reports that Cleveland is now the poorest large city in the U.S.—on top of