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Walker, Jr. v. The City of Buffalo et al
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May 30, 2025
$28M Jury Verdict Shows The Power Of The Monell Doctrine
A federal jury awarded $28 million to John Walker Jr., a man wrongfully convicted of murder nearly 50 years ago, after finding that prosecutors in Erie County, New York, systematically ignored criminal defendants' constitutional rights. The verdict hinged on the Monell doctrine, a hard-to-prove legal theory that allows civil rights plaintiffs to hold governments liable for constitutional violations stemming from official policy, custom, or widespread failure to supervise public officials.
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July 22, 2022
Inside An Atty's Plan To Get 2 Wrongfully Jailed Men Justice
Two Black men from Buffalo, New York, spent more than two decades in prison for a murder they likely didn’t commit before a state trial court overturned their conviction last year. Now, they’re suing Erie County for civil rights violation, helped by a savvy attorney who pioneered a legal strategy to pierce through prosecutors' immunity.