JULY 30, 2014
Judge Recuses Herself in Summit County Capital Murder Trial; Case Reassigned – Akron Beacon Journal
Husted Calls for Lucas Co. GOP Suit’s Dismissal – Toledo Blade
Defense Attorney Claims Prosecutor Misconduct in Trial for Crash that Killed Teen – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Minor Who Murdered Two People Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Despite Witness Recanting Testimony, Two Murderers Lose Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Inmate Loses Medical Claim after Finger Amputation – Columbus Daily Reporter
Obituary: Morton ‘Morty’ Bobowick – Tiffin Advertiser Tribune
Xenia Law Director Charged with Not Filing Taxes – Dayton Daily News
Law Firm that Allegedly Paid Bribe to Bedford Law Director Kenneth Schuman is the Real News – Cleveland Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor
Municipal Building Plans Move Forward – Findlay Courier
Franklin County Looking at Probation Officer Communication Following Shooting – Columbus WBNS-TV
Dellick Found Not Guilty of Menacing – Youngstown WYTV-TV
The Lawyer’s Apprentice – New York Times
JULY 29, 2014
Judge Sends Jury Home in Capital Murder Case while Supreme Court Decides on Alleged Death-Penalty Bias – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Testimony Enough for Attempted Murder Conviction, Appeals Court Rules – Columbus Daily Reporter
Witness Recants Testimony, but Murderers Lose Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Judges Rule Tugging Match over Child Was Violent Behavior – Columbus Daily Reporter
Appeals Court Reluctantly Agrees with 15-Year Sentence for Gun Possession – Columbus Daily Reporter
Flawed Arizona Execution Must Force Another Look at Ohio’s Death Cocktail – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial
Justice Insider: ‘Masked’ Bandit Nabbed with Goods but Set Free – Second Brief – Columbus Dispatch
Ballot Replacement Sought for Judge’s Race – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Daniel Schoendinger | 1944-2014: Prominent Lawyer, Ex-Councilman Dies in Montana Bicycle Crash – Columbus Dispatch
Which Law Schools Received the Most Applications? – ABA Journal
JULY 28, 2014
Ex-Township Trustee’s Law License Suspended Again – Canton Repository
Ex-Akron Police Captain Douglas Prade Ordered Back to Prison – Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Posting of Bond by Criminal Defendants – Willoughby News Herald
Conviction Stands for Detroit Man Who Sold Crack in Mansfield – Columbus Daily Reporter
Don’t Block Public Access – Columbus Dispatch Editorial
State’s Decision to Settle Corky & Lenny’s Workers’ Comp Case the Right Call – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial
Court Rules Murderer’s Statements to Police Are Valid – Columbus Daily Reporter
Still No Word on Sciortino’s Fate – Youngstown Vindicator
House Judiciary Committee Revises Medical ‘Apology Statute’ Legislation – Columbus Daily Reporter
Akron Judge Denies Claims of Bias – Associated Press
Lorain County Judge Demands Keys to Old Courthouse, Commissioners Refuse – Lorain Morning Journal
Judge Says Court Order on Courthouse Keys ‘Moot’ – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Sense and Sentencing – Toledo Blade Editorial
Former Bedford Law Director Pleads Guilty to Accepting Money from a Firm that Received a City Contract – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Finney: From Suing School Boards to Representing Them – Cincinnati Enquirer
County to Put Bicentennial Bell Back on Public Display – Athens Messenger
Capital Insider: Mansfield-Area Campaign Stops Hits Snags – Second Brief – Columbus Dispatch
Park Benches Honor ‘a Great Love’ – Cincinnati Enquirer
Workers’ Consciences Deserve Protection Too – Toledo Blade Guest Column
JULY 25, 2014
Prosecutors Accuse Judge of Death-Penalty Bias in Akron Capital Murder Case – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Decision Due on Possible Sciortino Suspension – Youngstown Vindicator
Doug Prade Will Learn Today Whether He Remains Free – Associated Press
Court Finds SWAT Team Properly Entered Home During Man’s Arrest – Columbus Daily Reporter
Thief Who Robbed Victim at Gunpoint Loses Appeal; But Resentencing Set – Columbus Daily Reporter
Appeals Court Rules Prison Guard Used Excessive Force on Inmate – Columbus Daily Reporter
After Troubled Execution in Arizona, Ohio to Use Same Drugs, Dosage – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Democrats Renew Call for Death-Penalty Freeze After Controversial Arizona Execution – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Challenges, Drug Shortages, Mark U.S. Executions – Associated Press
After Execution Gone Awry, Unclear if Any Changes Could Follow – Washington Post
Commissioners, Judges Engaged in Deadlock Over Building Access – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Judge Candidate Denied Spot on the Fall Ballot Will Take Issue to Court – Ashtabula Star Beacon
JULY 24, 2014
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Consecutive Sentences – Columbus Dispatch
Double Murderer’s Suit Dismissed – Toledo Blade
Ohio Settles Lawsuit Over Workers’ Comp Overcharging – Columbus Dispatch
Court Rejects Self-Defense Claim from Man Who Attacked Co-Worker – Columbus Daily Reporter
Driver Who Smoked Marijuana then Struck Pedestrians Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Cleveland Clinic Police Home Entry Case Heading Back to Court – Columbus Daily Reporter
Sharon Kennedy Slated to Visit SHSC – Logan Daily News
Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Court Judge Upset by Preliminary Budget Appropriations for 2015 – Willoughby News Herald
Clerk of Courts Rejects HR Recommendation, Fires Deputy Clerk – Medina Gazette
Stark Takes Step toward Electronic Court Filings – Canton Repository
Controversial Arizona Execution Involved Same Lethal-Injection Drugs Used in Ohio – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Law School Applicant Pool Continues to Shrink – Wall Street Journal
JULY 23, 2014
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal of Ex-Ohio Officer Douglas Prade – Associated Press
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case of Former Cop Cleared in Wife’s Death – Columbus Dispatch
Supreme Court Says No to Prade – Akron News WAKR-Radio
Court Gives Columbus Lawyer Stayed Suspension – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Supreme Court Takes Lead in Cracking Down on Illegal ‘Debtors’ Prisons’ – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Appeals Court Upholds Verdict in Favor of Ex-Shelby Sheriff – Lima News
Accomplice of Pawn Shop Murder Loses His Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Appeals Court Rejects Appeal from Man Who Attacked Victims with Baseball Bat – Columbus Daily Reporter
Hocking County Won’t Appeal Inhumane Dog Gas Chamber Ruling – Logan Daily News
Ohio Supreme Court Hears About 100 Cases Annually – Findlay Courier
Supreme Court Justice Visits Perry County Fair – Perry County Tribune
Judge Makes a Mockery of Our Educational System – Cincinnati Enquirer Letter to the Editor
2 Apply to Be Judge at Lima Municipal Court – Lima News
Deceased Local Attorney’s Family Files Suit – Chillicothe Gazette
Recent Supreme Court Rulings Indicate Government is Now for the CEOs – Cleveland Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor
Justice Kennedy Says Constitution ‘Flawed Document’ – San Francisco Chronicle
JULY 22, 2014
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies when Juvenile Defendants can be Labeled as Sexual Offenders – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Former NFL Player Hikes His Legal Argument against Cleveland’s ‘Jock Tax’ – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Secretary of State John Husted Meeting with Reconstituted Board of Elections – Toledo Blade
Davis Given Three Years for GSI – Bellefontaine Examiner
Magistrate Sides with Woman who Sued Ohio U. Police over Arrest – Columbus Dispatch
Appeals Court Allows Jury’s Interpretation of Cocaine Weight to Stand – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man who Murdered Victim at House Party Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Conviction Stands for Woman who Kicked Police Officer in the Face – Columbus Daily Reporter
Obama’s Health Care Law Hit by Ruling, but Subsidies to Continue – Associated Press
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Speaks at Springfield Rotary – Springfield News-Sun
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Speaks at Rotary – Chillicothe WBEX-Radio
Man Resentenced for 2011 Murder – Youngstown Vindicator
No-Brainer – Findlay Courier Editorial
JULY 21, 2014
Putnam Commissioners Want Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Road 5 Case – Lima News
Alleged Hit and Run Driver Wins Appeal Because Location Never Determined – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Led Robbery of Elderly Couple Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Finding Detox and Sober Living Facilities for Addicts a Priority – Hamilton Journal News
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Speaks in VW – Van Wert Independent
Bedford Police Videotaped Visitors to Brothel Building for 6 months in 2013 – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mahoning County Courthouse Parking Authorization is Murky – Youngstown Vindicator
Municipal Court Plans Drug Docket to Focus on Addiction – Marion Star
Union County Courts Out More than $200,000 after Software Company’s Pullout – Columbus Dispatch
Akron Bar Association Elects New Officers and Trustees – Youngstown Daily Legal News
US Supreme Court Rejects Sherlock Copyright Case – BBC
Court Delays Execution over Secrecy with Drugs – New York Times
Panel Supports Early Release for 46,000 Drug Felons – Associated Press
JULY 18, 2014
Should Disgraced Ex-Judge Bridget McCafferty Lose Her Law License? – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial
Man Who Set His Own Columbus Home on Fire Has His Appeal Rejected – Columbus Daily Reporter
Upper Arlington Man Loses Appeal in Child Porn Case – Columbus Daily Reporter
Cruelty Conviction Stands for Man Who Deprived Dog Food, Water – Columbus Daily Reporter
Jimmy Dimora Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court – Cleveland WJW-TV
Visiting Judge Issues Several Rulings in Real Estate Agent Murder Cases – Youngstown Vindicator
Judges’ Duty Requires Fair Compensation – Columbus Dispatch Letter to the Editor
Wife of ‘Facebook Bigamist’ Sues Former Attorney for Grounds of Fraud – Medina Gazette
Kaufman Appointed to OSBA Board – Cincinnati Enquirer
Opiates Addiction Subject of Town Hall Meeting – Mansfield WMFD-TV
Americans’ Approval of the Supreme Court Remains Divided – Gallup
States Spend Less on Legal Defense for the Poor – Wall Street Journal
JULY 17, 2014
Ex-Judge Bridget McCafferty’s Law License Suspended for Crimes in Cuyahoga Corruption Probe – Cleveland Plain Dealer
More Lenient Drug Sentence Applies, Supreme Court Rules, even though Conviction Predated Change in Law – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Decision Means Some Cocaine Defendants Must Be Re-Sentenced – Mansfield News Journal
Accused Stalker Wins Appeal to Have Guilty Plea Dropped – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Denies New Trial for Man Who Killed Columbus Security Guard – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Drunk Victim Has Appeal Rejected – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Rules Firms Must Pay for Dayton Landfill Cleanup – Columbus Daily Reporter
Visiting Judge Still Presiding Over Some Burge Cases – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Brenner, Ruhl Introduce Legislation to Add Judge – Delaware Gazette
Meet and Greet with the Supreme Ladies of the Court – Lakewood Observer
Health Officials Get Legal Feedback on Environmental Court – Youngstown Vindicator
California Death Penalty Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules – San Jose Mercury News
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