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Loevy + Loevy: A Different Kind of Law Firm
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If you've ever wondered what it is like to work at Loevy + Loevy, the answers may surprise you. We made a new video with a few of our attorneys talking about the firm, its culture, our cases, our amazing clients, and why we're not exactly the typical law firm... www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pqC...
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Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae
DISCLOSURE, the new podcast from @jasonleopold.bsky.social and Loevy's own Matt Topic, makes The Guardian's "Best Podcasts of the Week" column. Check it out today, wherever your pods are cast...
Michelle Obama dishes the secrets behind her most famous outfits: best podcasts of the week
The former First Lady hosts an absorbing new show about her fashion evolution. Plus, Katy Davis explores ‘waiting’ – whether it’s for a bus or an imprisoned lover
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November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
DISCLOSURE, the new podcast from @jasonleopold.bsky.social and Loevy's own Matt Topic, makes The Guardian's "Best Podcasts of the Week" column. Check it out today, wherever your pods are cast...
Journalist Maya Lau's lawsuit against the LA County Sheriff's Department—alleging she was the victim of a retaliatory investigation after she wrote about LASD misconduct—will proceed, according to a recent ruling by a federal judge. Read the press release here: www.loevy.com/press-releas...
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Journalist Maya Lau's lawsuit against the LA County Sheriff's Department—alleging she was the victim of a retaliatory investigation after she wrote about LASD misconduct—will proceed, according to a recent ruling by a federal judge. Read the press release here: www.loevy.com/press-releas...
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Photos of the Feds with weapons out taken by @chicagotribune.com photographers yesterday @briancassella.bsky.social @mandophotos.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Photos of the Feds with weapons out taken by @chicagotribune.com photographers yesterday @briancassella.bsky.social @mandophotos.bsky.social
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
This is a completely joyful photo, but the best thing about it is that our brilliant, dedicated, and absolutely tireless paralegals are front and center where they belong. NO ONE works harder or cares more about this case to protect First Amendment rights. The rest of us would be lost without them.
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is a completely joyful photo, but the best thing about it is that our brilliant, dedicated, and absolutely tireless paralegals are front and center where they belong. NO ONE works harder or cares more about this case to protect First Amendment rights. The rest of us would be lost without them.
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FULL STORY: Finding that federal agents repeatedly used force that “shocks the conscience” and lied about their actions, a federal judge issued a sweeping injunction designed to permanently rein in agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls. @wttw.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
FULL STORY: Finding that federal agents repeatedly used force that “shocks the conscience” and lied about their actions, a federal judge issued a sweeping injunction designed to permanently rein in agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls. @wttw.bsky.social
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Full video of today's press conference, with our attorneys and our incredibly brave clients speaking about the injunction entered today protecting the rights of protesters, clergy, reporters, and observers against federal troops in the Chicago region. www.youtube.com/live/SZnjIlE...
Attorneys speak after injunction against federal immigration agents in Chicago
YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Full video of today's press conference, with our attorneys and our incredibly brave clients speaking about the injunction entered today protecting the rights of protesters, clergy, reporters, and observers against federal troops in the Chicago region. www.youtube.com/live/SZnjIlE...
“In our opinion, these defendants should be ashamed of themselves,” said Loevy partner @steveart.bsky.social in his powerful closing yesterday. "In our opinion, this is a disgrace. And one of the great things about our constitution is that if that’s what we think, we can say it.”
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“In our opinion, these defendants should be ashamed of themselves,” said Loevy partner @steveart.bsky.social in his powerful closing yesterday. "In our opinion, this is a disgrace. And one of the great things about our constitution is that if that’s what we think, we can say it.”
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"I was tear-gassed."
"A family immediately sprang into action to take care of me, a total stranger. I will never get over that act of kindness and care."
"I walked away believing in the power of people again."
#Illinois #USA #Weapons #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"A family immediately sprang into action to take care of me, a total stranger. I will never get over that act of kindness and care."
"I walked away believing in the power of people again."
#Illinois #USA #Weapons #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
I was tear-gassed, and everyday Chicagoans came to my rescue
I was tear-gassed on Oct. 14, while covering unrest on the East Side. After experiencing what I did and being face-to-face with federal agents, I walked away believing in the power of people again.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"I was tear-gassed."
"A family immediately sprang into action to take care of me, a total stranger. I will never get over that act of kindness and care."
"I walked away believing in the power of people again."
#Illinois #USA #Weapons #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"A family immediately sprang into action to take care of me, a total stranger. I will never get over that act of kindness and care."
"I walked away believing in the power of people again."
#Illinois #USA #Weapons #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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"There was a person who was having a heart attack."
"I could tell from what was happening he was on the floor and his face was changing color."
"They just surrounded, looking at him, like they thought it was a lie."
#Illinois #USA #Courts #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"I could tell from what was happening he was on the floor and his face was changing color."
"They just surrounded, looking at him, like they thought it was a lie."
#Illinois #USA #Courts #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Detainees Describe Filthy, Inhumane Conditions At Broadview ICE Facility: 'It Was Too Much'
A federal judge is considering ordering the government to reduce the population at the ICE processing center. Detainees say there's a lack of water, little food, overflowing toilets, broken showers.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"There was a person who was having a heart attack."
"I could tell from what was happening he was on the floor and his face was changing color."
"They just surrounded, looking at him, like they thought it was a lie."
#Illinois #USA #Courts #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"I could tell from what was happening he was on the floor and his face was changing color."
"They just surrounded, looking at him, like they thought it was a lie."
#Illinois #USA #Courts #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
On the 10-year anniversary of the release of the Laquan McDonald video, the people who brought it to light—including Loevy partner Matt Topic—recount how it happened.
The Video That Shook Chicago
Ten years ago this month, dashcam footage was released showing Laquan McDonald being shot to death by a police officer. Nothing would ever be the same again.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
On the 10-year anniversary of the release of the Laquan McDonald video, the people who brought it to light—including Loevy partner Matt Topic—recount how it happened.
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I think it’s worth noting that DHS in fact did NOT defend Bovino.
“Bovino accused a man of doing something it seems he never did. Comment?”
“He’s a cool dude” is actually the sort of non-answer that is an answer, which is DHS saying “yeah, we got nothing.”
“Bovino accused a man of doing something it seems he never did. Comment?”
“He’s a cool dude” is actually the sort of non-answer that is an answer, which is DHS saying “yeah, we got nothing.”
I have been a reporter for close to 40 years, including stints covering police and the courts. This thing, from the president down, of accusing people of crimes when not charged: That did not used to be a thing. Authorities don’t do that because it is unfair and leads to cases being tossed.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I think it’s worth noting that DHS in fact did NOT defend Bovino.
“Bovino accused a man of doing something it seems he never did. Comment?”
“He’s a cool dude” is actually the sort of non-answer that is an answer, which is DHS saying “yeah, we got nothing.”
“Bovino accused a man of doing something it seems he never did. Comment?”
“He’s a cool dude” is actually the sort of non-answer that is an answer, which is DHS saying “yeah, we got nothing.”
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Evanston Mayor Dan Biss on today’s ICE raids in his community: “What federal agents are doing in Evanston right now is monstrous.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Evanston Mayor Dan Biss on today’s ICE raids in his community: “What federal agents are doing in Evanston right now is monstrous.”
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Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
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Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
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"[D]epriving them of sleep, privacy, menstrual products, and the ability to shower."
"[C]ramped facility that smells strongly of feces, urine."
"[B]locked from making confidential calls to their attorneys."
#Illinois #USA #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[C]ramped facility that smells strongly of feces, urine."
"[B]locked from making confidential calls to their attorneys."
#Illinois #USA #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Lawsuit Alleges 'Horrific And Inhumane' Conditions At Broadview ICE Facility
The federal lawsuit says detained people are being denied water, food, medical care and hygiene: "They treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that."
blockclubchicago.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"[D]epriving them of sleep, privacy, menstrual products, and the ability to shower."
"[C]ramped facility that smells strongly of feces, urine."
"[B]locked from making confidential calls to their attorneys."
#Illinois #USA #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[C]ramped facility that smells strongly of feces, urine."
"[B]locked from making confidential calls to their attorneys."
#Illinois #USA #Policing #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers
In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
If you've ever wondered what it is like to work at Loevy + Loevy, the answers may surprise you. We made a new video with a few of our attorneys talking about the firm, its culture, our cases, our amazing clients, and why we're not exactly the typical law firm... www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pqC...
Loevy + Loevy: A Different Kind of Law Firm
YouTube video by Loevy + Loevy
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October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you've ever wondered what it is like to work at Loevy + Loevy, the answers may surprise you. We made a new video with a few of our attorneys talking about the firm, its culture, our cases, our amazing clients, and why we're not exactly the typical law firm... www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pqC...
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
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If ICE agents believe they have blanket immunity or that citizens have no right to record them, it’s up to the rest of us to disabuse them of that error.
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
There's a Right To Record ICE Raids--and There's No Blanket Immunity for Raiders
Notwithstanding pronouncements from leading officials of the Trump administration, the consensus of federal courts is that the Constitution protects the right to record immigration raids, and federal ...
www.cato.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If ICE agents believe they have blanket immunity or that citizens have no right to record them, it’s up to the rest of us to disabuse them of that error.
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
BREAKING: Today Plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem filed a response brief in the Court of Appeals, challenging the government's arguments that the court can't hear updates from Greg Bovino about his compliance with the temporary restraining order in the case. Read it here: www.loevy.com/wp-content/u...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
BREAKING: Today Plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem filed a response brief in the Court of Appeals, challenging the government's arguments that the court can't hear updates from Greg Bovino about his compliance with the temporary restraining order in the case. Read it here: www.loevy.com/wp-content/u...
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‘Not how any of us want to live’: Judge orders Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to appear in court every day to report any immigration enforcement incidents www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/28/j...
‘Not how any of us want to live’: Judge orders Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to appear in court every day to report any immigration enforcement incidents
A federal judge was taking Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino point by point through her temporary restraining order restricting the use of tear gas and other controversial tactics used by his age…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
‘Not how any of us want to live’: Judge orders Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to appear in court every day to report any immigration enforcement incidents www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/28/j...
Bovino ordered to wear a body cam, provide use-of-force reports and camera footage, and to report to Judge Ellis in person at the end of every day, to report on actions under "Operation Midway Blitz."
"I am not afraid to enforce this TRO," Judge Ellis said.
"I am not afraid to enforce this TRO," Judge Ellis said.
Border Patrol's Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he and federal judge talk body cams, tear gas, IDs
The top U.S. Border Patrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detaine...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bovino ordered to wear a body cam, provide use-of-force reports and camera footage, and to report to Judge Ellis in person at the end of every day, to report on actions under "Operation Midway Blitz."
"I am not afraid to enforce this TRO," Judge Ellis said.
"I am not afraid to enforce this TRO," Judge Ellis said.
Grateful for the supporters who showed up outside the courthouse this morning! (Didn’t see any Bovino/ICE supporters, despite a flyer campaign: read into that what you will about their level of support in Chicago.)
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Grateful for the supporters who showed up outside the courthouse this morning! (Didn’t see any Bovino/ICE supporters, despite a flyer campaign: read into that what you will about their level of support in Chicago.)