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Coffee Shop Owner Triumphs in Free Speech Lawsuit Against Boise State Administrators, Awarded $4 Million in Damages

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BOISE, Idaho — In a significant legal victory, Sarah Jo Fendley, the former owner of Big City Coffee, won a lawsuit against two senior Boise State University administrators for infringing on her First Amendment rights. The jury decision issued late Friday awarded Fendley $4 million in damages, concluding a nine-day trial that spotlighted the intersection of free speech and campus politics. The case originated from an incident in 2020, when Fendley alleged that her support for law enforcement led to the forced closure of her coffee shop’s campus location. The controversy centered on her public … Read more

Jury Awards $4 Million to Boise Coffee Shop Owner in First Amendment Lawsuit Against University Administrators

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BOISE, Idaho — In a legal conclusion that caps off a highly publicized three-week trial, Big City Coffee won a significant victory against Boise State University administrators, securing a $3 million award for alleged violations of First Amendment rights. The controversy stemmed from the coffee shop’s display of a law enforcement support sticker, which ignited campus activism and public debate. In August 2021, Sarah Fendley, the owner of Big City Coffee, initiated a $10 million lawsuit targeting Leslie Webb, the former vice president for student affairs, and Alicia Estey, chief financial and operating officer at … Read more

$50 Million Justice: Chicago Man Compensated After Wrongful Conviction and Decade in Prison

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Chicago, Illinois — A suburban Chicago man, who was wrongfully imprisoned for a decade, has been granted a substantial $50 million in damages by a federal jury. Marcel Brown, now 34, was liberated from incarceration in 2018 after a protracted legal battle that culminated in his exoneration for a 2008 murder he did not commit. The verdict, which followed a two-week trial, offered a significant rebuke to the wrongful procedures and mishandling by Chicago police and other authorities involved in Brown’s arrest and conviction. At age 18, Brown was sentenced to 35 years in prison … Read more

Illinois Jury Awards $50 Million to Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades

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Chicago, Illinois – In a profound declaration of justice delayed but not denied, an Illinois man has been awarded $50 million by a jury after serving more than two decades behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction. The staggering compensation reflects not only the years lost but also the immense personal suffering endured due to a fundamentally flawed legal process. The man, now in his mid-40s, was wrongly accused of murdering a young child in the early 1990s, a crime he has always maintained he did not commit. His conviction was largely based on what … Read more