APRIL 17, 2018
Putnam County Students Watch Justices in Action at Off-Site Court
Hundreds of Putnam County students watched the 75th edition of Ohio Supreme Court oral arguments when the Court’s Off-Site program visited Ottawa.
APRIL 9, 2018
Ohio Supreme Court Celebrates Library Week
The Ohio Supreme Court joins libraries nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries lead their communities through programs and expertise.
APRIL 4, 2018
Ohio Judicial College Examines Science & the Law
Vassar College Professor and neuroscientist Abigail Baird told a roomful of Ohio judges how science can explain why teenagers end up in trouble — and in the Ohio court system.
APRIL 19, 2018
Injured Worker Must Let State Seek Recovery from Insurance Settlement
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) must be notified of potential outside legal settlements that would compensate a worker for injuries, and the bureau retains the right to recoup money from a settlement reached without notice, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today.
APRIL 18, 2018
Ohio Death Penalty Sentencing Process Ruled Constitutional
Ohio’s death penalty sentencing process is different in critical ways from a Florida sentencing scheme struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today.
APRIL 17, 2018
Statewide Dispute Over Traffic Cameras Continues
The state and the city of Toledo are at odds again in the ongoing clash between the Ohio legislature and municipalities about traffic camera systems that can record drivers who run red lights or speed.
APRIL 3, 2018
Football Player Sues College, NCAA for Chronic Brain Injury Decades Later
An Ohioan who played football for the University of Notre Dame in the 1970s sued the school for failing to protect him from head injuries that turned into a chronic disease decades later.
MARCH 29, 2018
New Judicial College Courses Feature Opioids & Cost of Justice
From opioids and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to legal advice and ethics, Ohio judges and court staff are learning from new courses online.
MARCH 14, 2018
New Magistrates Learn the Ropes
It’s not easy transitioning from the bar to the bench.
MARCH 7, 2018
Juvenile Court Partners Meet to Improve Efficiency
When Christopher Loos was a kid in foster care, he used to rap – or converse – regularly with court and children’s services staff. Now 20 and on his own, he performs rap – the musical variety – and recently showed his talents to the staffers from his youth.
MARCH 2, 2018
Governor Appoints McNicol to Columbiana County Municipal Court
Columbiana County assistant prosecutor Timothy J. McNicol will soon be on the other side of the bench after his appointment today by Gov. John Kasich to the Columbiana County Municipal Court.
APRIL 19, 2018
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Constitutionality – Associated Press
Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Death Penalty Process – Cleveland Plain Dealer
A ‘Supreme’ Opportunity Realized – Putnam County Sentinel
Justice Speaks About Veterans, Drugs at Meeting – Bryan Times
Legal System to Offer Free Assistance in Some Child Custody Cases – Morgan County Herald