MARCH 25, 2019
Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Juvenile Hearing by Man in Mid-20s – Akron Legal News
Question Raised about Whether Prior Nonconsensual Sex Can Be Addressed in Rape Trials – Akron Legal News
Prosecutor Wants Execution Date for 1996 Ohio Prison Killing – Associated Press
Concussion Ruling Could Deliver Big Hit – Cincinnati Enquirer Opinion Column
Drop the Camera Grudge, Columbus – Toledo Blade Editorial
Reform Bail Laws – Toledo Blade Editorial
After Favorable Court Ruling, State Cutting off Funding to Planned Parenthood – Columbus Dispatch
Suspect in Family of 8 Slayings Seeks Solitary Confinement – Associated Press
Drug Cases Dominate Felonies Filed in Municipal Court – Norwalk Reflector
Women Judges Make a Difference, Mary Margaret Rowlands Says – Akron Beacon Journal
8 Veterans Honored for Volunteer Peer Mentoring – Mansfield News Journal
Lawmakers to Unveil Proposed Overhaul of Ohio School Funding – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Akron Father, Daughter Attend Law School and Take Bar Exam Together – Akron Beacon Journal
Three Middletown Employees Honored for Battling Drunken Driving – Middletown Journal-News
Richland County Authorities Warn of Scam Letters that Threaten Court Judgment – Mansfield News Journal
Text Me: How Messaging Is Helping People Avoid Jail – Law360
Will Congress Heed Trump’s Call to Nix Legal Aid Funder? – Law360
MARCH 22, 2019
Ohio Supreme Court Declines to Hear Former Akron Police Captain’s Appeal – Akron Beacon Journal
DeWine Appoints Frederick Nelson to Replace Tim Horton on Appellate Court – Columbus Dispatch
Judge Rules Evidence Is Admissible in Bellevue Murder Case – Norwalk Reflector
Felony Sealed in Case of Accidental Firearm Discharge – Lima News
Southern District Court Report Says New Cases Fell in 2018 – New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Judge Leads Local Team during Southeastern Ohio Panel Presentation – Coshocton Beacon Today
Portage Judge Seeks Intervention Program instead of Jail Time – Akron Beacon Journal
Stow Law Director Is New Clerk of Courts – Akron Legal News
Equality Ohio Opens Free Legal Clinic Specializing in LGBTQ Issues – Akron Legal News
Judge Blocks Part of Ohio’s New Abortion Ban for 2 Weeks – Associated Press
The Case for Expunging Criminal Records – New York Times
‘There’s a Very Different Environment in the Legislature Now’: Time May Be Ripe for Criminal Justice Reform – Tulsa World
Supreme Court to Hear Whether ‘DC Sniper’ Lee Boyd Malvo Deserves New Sentencing – The Root
Death Blow to Partisan Gerrymandering? Supreme Court Has a Chance to Make All Votes Count – USA Today Opinion
MARCH 21, 2019
Ohio Supreme Court Suspends License of Columbus Lawyer – Columbus WOSU Public Radio
Former Youngstown Mayor McNally Seeks Reinstatement of Law License – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Ohio Considers Rule Change to Allow Practice While Lawyers Wait to “Waive In” – Lexology
High Court Judge Opens up during Local Visit – New Philadelphia WJER-TV
An Ohio Court is Being Asked to Clarify When Life Begins in Lost Embryo Case – CNN
Appeals Court Rules against Akron Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering Estranged Girlfriend – Akron Beacon Journal
9th District Appellate Court Reverses Sexual Battery Verdict – Akron Legal News
Woman Charged in Massacre Probe Wants Charges Dismissed – Associated Press
Judge Extends Octagon Earthworks Hearing until April – Columbus Dispatch
Federal Judge to Mediate Lawsuits about Ohio State Doctor – Associated Press
Youngstown Muni Court Starts Pretrial Services Program – Akron Legal News
Tougher Punishment for Drug Dealing Near Rehab Centers Gets Broad Support – Columbus Dispatch
State Lawmaker Proposes Bills to Limit Traffic Cameras – Cleveland WJW-TV
Crime Survivors Lobby Lawmakers for Reform, More Assistance – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Chastises Judge over Death Penalty – Columbus Dispatch
Akron Law Firm, Legal Aid Co-Hosting Free Legal Clinic – Akron Legal News
Trapped and Trafficked: One Town’s Dark Secret – Cincinnati Enquirer
How and Why the Enquirer Investigated Allegations of Sex Trafficking in Portsmouth – Cincinnati Enquirer
Justice Clarence Thomas Asked a Question for the First Time in 3 years – Here’s Why – CNN
The ‘Enigma’ Who Is the Chief Justice of the United States – New York Times
MARCH 20, 2019
Lawyer for Slain ‘Pill Mill’ Doctor Suspended from Practice of Law – Columbus Dispatch
Bill Proposed to End State Takeovers of Schools in Ohio – Cleveland WKYC-TV
Ralph Infante Appeal to be Heard in Akron – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Angela Wagner to Return to Court for the Rhoden Family Murders – Cincinnati WKRC-TV
Convicted Felon’s Obscenity-Filled Rant to Ohio Judge Leads to Longer Prison Sentence – Tribune Media
Robert A. Nader – Youngstown Vindicator Obituary
Ex-Judge Guilty of Concealing Stolen Assets – Youngstown Vindicator
New Philadelphia Municipal Court Sees Slight Increase in Cases in 2018 – New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Franklin County to Help Drivers Regain Suspended Licenses at Workshops – Columbus Dispatch
Federal Judge Says Former U.S. Attorney, BakerHostetler Can’t Defend Drug Company from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County’s Opioid Lawsuits – Cleveland Plain Dealer
‘Lake Erie’ and Ohio Residents File Court Motions to Defend Rights of Lake – Norwalk Reflector
Northwestern Football Alum Hits NCAA with Concussion Suit – Law360
After Six Trials for 1996 Killings, Mississippi Man’s Case Goes to the Supreme Court – Mississippi Clarion Ledger
The U.S. Supreme Court Can and Should Strike Down Gerrymandering as Illegal and Unconstitutional in Two Cases Pending before It – Cleveland Plain Dealer Guest Column
Technology and the Fourth Amendment – National Review
MARCH 19, 2019
What’s on Their Minds: Construing Ohio’s Construction Statute of Repose. New Riegel Local School District Board of Education et al. v. The Buehrer Group Architecture & Engineering, Inc., et al. – Legally Speaking Ohio
Oral Argument Preview: Does Ohio’s Rape Shield Statute Bar Evidence of Prior Sexual Abuse Suffered by Victim? State of Ohio v. Cedric N. Jeffries – Legally Speaking Ohio
Other Townships Could Seek Funds in Butler County Annexation Fight – Hamilton Journal-News
Penalty for Toledo’s Traffic Cameras Stripped from State Transportation Budget – Toledo Blade
Youngstown Board Files Reply in HB70 Case; Oral Arguments Next – Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart Talks about the Death Penalty, Bail Bond Reform, Efficiency – New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Appeals Court Rebukes Warren County Judge Who Denied Trans Teen’s Name Change – Prizm News
Lake County Man Gets 6 Years Added to Sentence for Obscenity-Laced Rant that You Wouldn’t Want Your Grandmother to Hear – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Surgeon Avoids Prison in Drunk-Driving Crash that Injured Pro Golfer, Former Columbus Blue Jacket – Columbus WBNS-TV
Ottawa County Program Gives Imperfect Parents HOPE – Port Clinton News Herald
Juvenile Court Launches Program for Parents of Troubled Youth – Paulding Progress
Friends Describe Judge Robert Nader as the ‘Ultimate Public Official’ – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Prosecutor Running for Conneaut Judge – Ashtabula Star Beacon
Cleveland.com Files against Cuyahoga County in Ohio Court of Claims after Denial of Records, Videos for Seven Use-of-Force Cases against Inmates – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus’ Rarely Used Ethnic-Intimidation Charge to Face Constitutional Challenge – Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Suing State over Bill Changing Burden of Proof in Self-Defense Cases – Columbus Dispatch
Former Summit County Councilwoman Doing Time for Corruption Loses Appeal – Cleveland Plain Dealer
High Court Won’t Review Ohio Toxic Tort Class Certification – Law360
MARCH 18, 2019
Wayne Township Residents Can Contest Zoning Change at Ballot Box – Akron Legal News
Public Comment Period Opens on Change to Out-of-State-Attorney Admission Rule – Akron Legal News
Meeting with the Youth – Ironton Tribune
Tom Weeks, Longtime Advocate for Columbus’ Poor, Has Retired from Legal Aid – Columbus Dispatch
State Money to Hire Lawyers for Poor Ohioans Could Hit Record Levels: Gov. Mike DeWine’s Budget – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Make the Right to Indigent Defense Counsel a Functioning Reality in Ohio – Cleveland Plain Dealer Opinion
3rd District Court of Appeals to Hear Oral Arguments at ONU Law – Ohio Northern University
Rhoden Murder Pretrials Begin again Wednesday – Portsmouth Daily Times
Rhoden Family Massacre: Fredericka Wagner Wants Charges Dismissed – Cincinnati Enquirer
Wagner Family Matriarch Asks Judge to Dismiss Perjury, Obstruction Charges – Cincinnati WKRC-TV
Cincinnati Judge to Mediate Ohio State Sexual Abuse Lawsuits – Columbus WOSU Radio
Burnworth Called Back to Judge’s Bench – Parkersburg (WV) News and Sentinel
Grants Addressing Visible Reminders for Trafficking Survivors – Norwalk Reflector
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Takes Pharmacy Benefit Manager OptumRX to Court – Columbus Dispatch
DeWine Not Sure Ohio Can Come up with a Constitutional Execution Method – Columbus Dispatch
Judge Tosses Ohio's Lawsuit against Gas Pipeline Developer – Weirton Daily Times
Methadone Helped Her Quit Heroin. Now She’s Suing U.S. Prisons to Allow the Treatment. – New York Times
A Racial Pattern So Obvious, Even the Supreme Court Might See It – The Atlantic
MARCH 15, 2019
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Visits Chesapeake High School – Ironton Tribune
Judge Capper Selected to Attend Opioid Workshop in Columbus – Ironton Tribune
Canton Man Charged with 10th OVI Offense Following Crash in Wayne County – Mansfield News Journal
Millions are on the Line for 33,000 People as the Butler County Speed Camera Lawsuit Closes in on a Decision – Dayton Daily News
Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Agree on Firm to Lead Planning for Justice Center Replacement or Renovation – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Municipal Court Launches Hotline to Get Drivers on the Right Side of the Law – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Judge Goldsberry Honored by State Bar Association for 50 Years of Service – Athens Messenger
Judges Look for Mental Health Solutions in NW Ohio – West Bend News
SB Continues Welcome Shift in State Drug-Sentencing Policy – Columbus Dispatch
Cuyahoga County Justified Not Raising Wages for Jail Nurses with Study That Only Looked at Entry-Level Pay – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Texts by Public Officials are Public Documents in Ohio, Court Concludes in Enquirer Case – Cincinnati Enquirer
How Hamilton’s Move to Sue Drug Retailers Fits into a Giant National Opioid Lawsuit – Dayton Daily News
Raising Middle Finger at Police = Free Speech, a Federal Appeals Court in Cincinnati Rules – Cincinnati Enquirer
The Death Penalty Makes a Mockery of Our Justice System. Abolish It. – Washington Post Column
MARCH 14, 2019
Judge: Landowners Don't Have to Let Seneca Wind Farm Company on Property – Toledo Blade
Judge Orders Andrew Mitchell Be Held without Bond – Associated Press
Tuscarawas County to Pay off Loan Early on Uhrichsville Court Building – New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Cities Fight Back Against Traffic Cam Restrictions in New State Transportation Budget – Kent WKSU Radio
Cuyahoga County Regional Human Trafficking Task Force Recovered 85 Victims since Its Inception, County Says – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marion Officials Exploring Options to Relieve Overcrowded Jail – Marion Star
Mike DeWine Orders Examination of State Jail Inspections after Wide Discrepancies in Cuyahoga County Jail Reports – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Government Glows amid Full ‘Sunshine’ – Canton Repository Editorial
Judges Aren’t Nonpartisan, So Ballots Shouldn’t Be, Either – Columbus Dispatch Letter to the Editor
Judge Rice Vows to Keep Working as Dayton Federal Building Takes His Name – Dayton Daily News
Judge Rice Presented with Copy of Law to Rename Federal Building in His Honor – Dayton WKEF-TV
Ohio’s Congressional Map in Hands of Federal Judges – Associated Press
Ohio Seeks Lethal Injection Alternatives after Ruling from Federal Judge – The Takeaway
Decision on Mediator in Ohio State Lawsuits Left to Court – Associated Press
MARCH 13, 2019
Ohio Supreme Court Declines to Stop Warren County Referendum – Dayton Daily News
Sealed Records Expand Hope – Akron Legal News
Judge Grants Transgender Name Change after Stern Words from Appeals Court – Cincinnati Enquirer
Stark Judge Tosses Rover Pipeline Lawsuit – Canton Repository
Marion Council, Municipal Judge Spar Over $100k Budget Cut – Marion Star
Court Programs May Be Reducing OD Numbers in Lawrence County – Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch
DeWine Lauds Mahoning Drug Court – Youngstown Vindicator
DeWine Seeks to Create More Drug Courts, Other Specialty Courts – Sandusky Register
DeWine Calls for 30 New Drug Courts in Ohio – Statehouse News Bureau
Renovated Kent Courthouse Open for Business – Akron Legal News
Cleveland Housing Court Would Become More Powerful under New Legislation – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus City Attorney Dropping Charges Filed by Indicted Vice Officer – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Lawmakers Try Again to Restrict Red Light Cameras – Columbus WOSU Radio
Cincinnati City Hall Texting Case Might Prod Change in Ohio Law – Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio Doesn't Have a Law Against Shackling Pregnant Inmates. Lawmakers Want to Change That. – Cincinnati Enquirer
Is Ohio Using Subterfuge to Obtain Its Execution Drugs? – Columbus Dispatch
Federal Court Accepts Counties’ Amicus Brief Regarding Congressional Redistricting – Willoughby News-Herald
The Supreme Court Resuscitates the Eighth Amendment – The Atlantic
MARCH 12, 2019
Bryan City Schools Appeals to Supreme Court in Whistle-Blower Case – The Bryan Times
What’s on Their Minds: Can Ex-Employee Sue the County for Intentional Tort Claim Filed after Termination? Marcella King Piazza v. Cuyahoga County, et al. – Legally Speaking Ohio
Ohio High Court Reinstates Atty Who Harassed Paralegal - Law360
Bill Would Stop State Takeover of More School Districts – Associated Press
Allen County’s First-Ever Volunteer Guardian Ready to Help Those in Need – Lima News
Appeals Court Says County Judge Wrongly Denied Name Change to Transgender Teen – Associated Press
Taco Bell Fracas Case Reversed by 9th District – Akron Legal News
Judge Denies Seneca Wind’s Request for Preliminary Injunction – Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune
Lorain Judge Walther Appointed to National Opioid Task Force – Lorain Morning Journal
Judge Jaiza Page Youngest Sitting Judge in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas – Columbus WCMH-TV
Memorial to Be Held for Judge William R. Baird – Akron Legal News
Morgan Sworn in as Mahoning County’s Newest Judge – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Gov. DeWine to Visit Mahoning County Drug Court – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Back to Issue 1, or Better Drug Sentencing through Legislation - Akron Beacon Journal Editorial
Legislative Leader Says He’s Willing to Discuss Changing Ohio’s Execution Method – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Task Force Nears 800 Indictments from Rape Kit Probes – Associated Press
MARCH 11, 2019
City Might Owe Township Tax Payments, but Court Will Not Order It – Akron Legal News
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Green Springs FD Death Case – Fremont News-Messenger
Streetsboro, the Shelly Co. in High Court This Month - Ravenna Record-Courier
Jury Finds Columbus Man Guilty of Major Drug Offenses in Muskingum County – Zanesville Y-City News
Traffic Cameras in Legislature’s Crosshairs, Again – Cleveland Plain Dealer
City to Align with State Tax Changes, Despite Lawsuit – Athens News
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Addresses Versailles Students – Greenville Daily Advocate
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Highlights First Amendment – Massillon Independent
Appeals Court: Judge’s Denial of Transgender Name Change ‘Unconscionable’ – Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio Government Transparency Partly Cloudy as Annual Sunshine Week Commemorated – Columbus Dispatch
Murder Defendant Explains Choice to Skip Attorney – Akron Beacon Journal
The Terror of Joe Jurevicius Raises Unavoidable Questions – Cleveland Plain Dealer Column
DeWine to Discuss Mahoning County Drug Courts Proposal – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Veterans Court Bill Advanced - Martins Ferry Times Leader
JRC Hosts Judges, Legislators at Luncheon – Defiance Crescent-News
Judge Julie Lynch’s Party Switch a Rarity, Not Likely to Spur Other Defections – Columbus Dispatch
Juvenile Centers Try to Reach Young Felons Before They Become Hardened Criminals – BG Independent Media
Reducing Collateral Sanctions as Part of Ohio Criminal-Justice Reform Would Be a Boon to Employers, Too – Cleveland Plain Dealer Guest Opinion
Free Speech at Center of Panhandling Issue – Massillon Independent
Column: Pause Ohio’s Death Penalty to Make It More Humane, Fair – Columbus Dispatch, Bob Taft Guest Column
While Reporting Is Up, Sex Crimes Remain Difficult to Prosecute – Toledo Blade
Dayton Cut Overdose Deaths in Half — and Learned These Lessons to Prevent Another Crisis – Dayton Daily News
3 Things I Learned Covering the Opioid Crisis in Dayton – Dayton Daily News Column
Can Police Force You to Reveal Your Cell Phone Passcode? Indiana Supreme Court Will Decide – Indianapolis WTHR-TV
Please note that some newspapers change their hyperlinks daily, so it is advised that articles of interest be read today as they might not be accessible later. Please note publications have varying access policies. Some may charge and others only allow limited access. For additional information, please contact the Office of Public Information. The news articles for Court News Ohio “Headlines” are compiled by the Supreme Court of Ohio, Office of Public Information. Articles are selected that contain news and information about latest developments affecting the practice of law in Ohio, the administration of justice and public perceptions of the judiciary. News stories are selected after the consideration of certain criteria, including the following: the article contains specific search terms (such as “Ohio Supreme Court” or the name of a justice), concerns a case before the Supreme Court, concerns a case of great general interest to the judicial and legal community, and references major events or trends in law. News stories will not be included if they contain profanity or vulgarity. Exclusively political stories will not be included, except stories about the announcement of a candidacy for judicial office and the outcome of judicial elections.