Al Gerhardstein

He's litigated cases on police abuse, wrongful conviction, LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive rights.

The landmark Supreme Court case the made same sex marriage legal in the United States is the focus of one episode of the new Netflix documentary Amend.…

The #MeToo movement is giving more people the courage to come forward with allegations of sexual harassment. Now a prominent local civil rights attorney…

Yesterday Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced that he will not seek a third trial for former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray…

Last Friday Cincinnati leaders announced a proposal to review and refresh the city's Collaborative Agreement, negotiated in 2002. The agreement was put in…

20th Century Fox has bought movie rights about how Over-the-Rhine resident Jim Obergefell and Cincinnati attorney Al Gerhardstein won the Supreme Court…

After years of legal limbo for same-sex couples in four states including Ohio and Kentucky, the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed an appeals court decision,…

On most Sundays, this space is devoted to partisan politics.Not this Sunday. This Sunday it is time to step back and look at the long career of a man who…

Tension has been running high in Ferguson, Missouri as the community awaits a decision from a grand jury on whether a police officer will be indicted for…

Jeffrey Blackwell marked his first 300 days as Cincinnati Police Chief earlier this month by highlighting his goals of reducing crime, increasing officer…