In my last blog post, "Violence Against Women", I discussed how misogyny plagues our society and results in assault rape and murder and how fear of the same alters the socialization of women and the role of women in our culture. I want to focus on another aspect of...
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Year: 2021
Ohio Whistleblower Protection Act and Public Policy
Fraud or other illegal activity in the workplace can hurt careers and expose employees to potential criminal liability. Reporting an employer’s illegal activity that harms the public interest is an act of civic service, and protections exist under Ohio law for...
Violence Against Women
There are many conversations worth having as a result of any tragedy. The Atlanta massage parlor murders should cause several. One is the view of Asian women in our culture; another is the view of Asian-Americans of both genders. These issues have gotten...
East Cleveland Police Assault Investigation
Attorney David Nacht is representing Mr. Ward in connection with his assault by East Cleveland police. David Nacht says his client has a permanent scar and was "assaulted by officers." The video and full Fox 8 News article, "Investigation underway after video...
The law should protect those who follow it – police officers and civilians alike
When suspects show disrespect or force police to chase them, some police officers are more inclined to use violence regardless of the actual need to do so. I have never believed that was most police officers. But it happens sufficiently often that it has led to a...
Is it liberal or conservative to favor the gig economy?
In recent years, conservatives have championed the gig economy to make it cheaper and easier to hire people to do work without paying benefits. Liberals, who have fought for rights that go with employee status, such as the right not to be subject to discrimination,...
Success Story – Student Dismissal Reversed
At NachtLaw, we regularly represent students from all public and private schools, colleges, and universities when they need tough education lawyers to stand up for their rights. Our most recent success story is a student who was dismissed from a nursing process for...
Appeals Court Victory – Ohio appeals court upholds NachtLaw win in a business dispute, invalidating burdensome non-compete agreement
In January 2021, firm principal David Nacht won a victory for a real estate entrepreneur who left his former employer to consult for an innovative start-up real estate agency. The entrepreneur was hit with a thirteen-count lawsuit alleging everything from breach of a...
Demand that individuals receive careful process and justice
In the late 1960s-1970s, China empowered young people to accuse elders of thought crimes and hidden capitalist agendas. Professors and other intellectuals were made to face public shame and removed from their positions. Sometimes they were sent to re-education...
Police Need to Stop Lying to Suspects
As readers of this blog know, I have called attention to the dangerous and widespread practice of allowing police to lie to suspects. Obviously, sometimes this tactic works. But one cannot prove that this tactic works by looking to a confession as proof of guilt....