"Lambert was represented by attorneys from RCFP and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law."
"A city and county in Ohio have agreed to pay $112,000 to resolve NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert’s federal civil rights lawsuit, which stemmed from his unlawful arrest last year while covering a press conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.
The amount includes $80,000 to compensate Lambert for his injuries and $32,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, whose attorneys represented Lambert in the action.
Lambert accepted an $80,000 offer of judgment made by the city of East Palestine and Columbiana County in late December, roughly a month after he sued the government entities and several law enforcement officials for violating his rights under the U.S. Constitution and Ohio law. Rather than fight Lambert’s claims, the city and county quickly agreed to have the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio enter judgment against them in the journalist’s favor. Lambert then voluntarily dismissed his claims against the individual officer defendants."
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press had the story February 7, 2024.
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