April 14, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Hears Arguments over whether State Historical Society Can Take over Golf Course Built on Ancient Earthworks - Cleveland.com
Ohio Supreme Court Hears Eminent Domain Appeal for Country Club Near Newark Mounds - Columbus WOSU Public Radio
Country Club Fighting to Keep Leasing Ancient Earthworks Site Used for Golf Course among This Week’s Ohio Supreme Court Cases - Highland County Press
Moundbuilders, Ohio History Connection Make Case to Ohio Supreme Court - Newark Advocate
Board: Reprimand Lorain County Attorney for Behavior in 2020 Cuyahoga County Case - Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
When Can You Actually Be Fined? Big Question Facing Ohio Supreme Court in New Miami Cameras Case - Hamilton Journal-News
First Amendment Rights Shouldn’t Be Just for America’s Legal System - Washington Times Guest Opinion
Changes Being Made to How No-Contact Orders Are Handled in Domestic Violence Cases - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Online Eviction Hearings to Be Available in Hamilton County as Part of Pilot Program - Cincinnati Enquirer
Judge Sets Bond at $1 Million for Accused Ohio Drug Ring Leader - Columbus WSYX-TV
Defendant in Rowan Sweeney Case Arraigned on Superseding Indictment - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Ohio AG to Probe Allegations against Columbus Zoo Ex-Execs - Associated Press
Harrison CIC, Commissioners Hope to Avoid Court Battle - Steubenville WTOV-TV
Bellefontaine Council Creates Two Full-Time Positions at the Municipal Court - Bellefontaine WPKO-TV
Zoom Court Is Changing How Justice Is Served - The Atlantic
Senate Bill 95 Would End Toxic Ohio Practice of Letting Utilities Keep Wrongly Charged Rates: Editorial - Cleveland.com Editorial
Judges Cite Holocaust, Eugenics in Divided Ruling Allowing Ohio to Enforce Down Syndrome Abortion Ban - Cincinnati Enquirer
Appeals Court Upholds Ohio’s Down Syndrome Abortion Law in Case with Supreme Court Implications - CNN
Divided Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ohio Law Banning Down Syndrome Abortions - Cleveland.com
Originalism in the Lower Courts in Sixth Circuit Abortion Case - Reason.com
Maryland Bans Sentencing Children to Life without Parole - The Appeal
Judges Are Split on How Seriously to Take John Roberts’ Abortion Opinion - CNN
April 13, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Debate over Ancient Earthworks Access - Associated Press
Ohio High Court Hears Country Club’s Bid to Stay on Ancient Tribal Site - Courthouse News Service
A Push to Move the Golf Course atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ - New York Times
Ohio Supreme Court Allows $3.5M New Miami Speed Camera Case to Keep Rolling - Hamilton Journal-News
State Board Recommends Discipline for Lawyer Who Got Bart Simpson-esque Punishment after Cuyahoga County Trial Stunt - Cleveland.com
Family of Slain Woman Fights to Keep Killer Behind Bars for Life - Medina Gazette
Lawsuit: Ohio Prison Officials Wrongly Diverted Inmates’ COVID-19 Stimulus Payments to Pay Fees, Fines - Cleveland.com
Lawyers in University Hospitals’ Fertility Case Clash over Filing of Former Lab Director’s Stinging Affidavit - Cleveland.com
Ohio Judge Slams an Illegal Waste Dumper with a $1.5M Fine - Huntington (WV) WOWK-TV
Alves, Charged in Lima Murders, Waives Right to Speedy Trial - Lima News
Akron Court Piloting New Online Mediation Program - Akron Beacon Journal
Promoting Recovery by Reducing Recidivism - Sandusky Register
Aid Available to Those Facing Possible Evictions in Guernsey County - Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Butler County to Get $2.5 Million for Housing Prisoners in County Jail - Hamilton Journal-News
Lawmakers Debate Who Should Benefit from Sports Betting - Toledo Blade
Bill Would Ban Smoking When Young Child in Car - Akron Legal News
Explainer: The Law and Science behind the CDC’s Eviction Ban - ABC News
The Language Project - The Marshall Project
Federal Judicial Vacancy Count Released for April 1 - Ballotpedia News
April 12, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Outlines Dominion Voting Machine Dispute Schedule - Canton Repository
Seneca County Mom’s Drug Possession Case Coming before Ohio Supreme Court - Ohio Capital Journal
Faced with the Loss of Her Twin Boys, She Asked for a Lawyer - and Was Refused. Her Case Changed the Law in Ohio - Washington Post
The Ohio Supreme Court Looks for Bail Reform - Ashtabula Star Beacon
Sandusky County: Sexual Conduct Convictions Upheld - Millbury Press
Man Convicted of Making Bomb Threats in 2014 to Have Expungement Hearing - Port Clinton News Herald
Jake Wagner Returns to Court for Pike County Massacre Charges - Cincinnati WXIX-TV
‘You Put This Entire County in a Panic’: Man Who Triggered Bomb Threat at Nuclear Plant Faces Creative Lake County Judge - Cleveland WOIO-TV
Jury Selection Begins for Canfield Fatal DUI Hit-and-Run Suspect - Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Mother of Lakewood Man Killed by Accused Drunk Driver Said Victims Were ‘Bright Lights in a World that Can Be Really Dark’ - Cleveland.com
Boyfriend of Middletown Woman Accused of Killing Son due in Court Today. Will Trial Be Delayed? - Hamilton Journal-News
Grant Will Provide New Tech for Niles Court - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Judge Works to Offer Services to Defendants with Severe Mental Health Disorders - Toledo Blade
Legal Aid Sees Surge in Clients Fighting for Unemployment Benefits due to Pandemic - Columbus Dispatch
DeWine Postpones Execution of Inmate Convicted in ‘Buried Alive’ Murder - Toledo Blade
Family Worries New Law Paves a Road out of Prison for Convicted Killer of 98-Year-Old Woman - Cleveland WEWS-TV
How and How Much Will My Attorney Charge Me? - Lima News Guest Column
Biden Creating Commission to Study Expanding the Supreme Court - New York Times
April 9, 2021
Court Delays Execution of Inmate Who Slipped through Cracks - Associated Press
Supreme Court Rules against Plain Township in Public Records Case - Canton Repository
Veterans Board Slams County Commissioners over Service Fund - Lorain Morning Journal
Reproductive Justice Attorney Added to Lexington Woman’s Representation in Heath Abortion Case - Newark Advocate
Woman Who Stabbed Former Boyfriend Gets Prison Term - Lima News
Parma Father Accused of Beating Son to Death Pleads Not Guilty to Aggravated Murder, Other Charges - Cleveland.com
Judge Orders Treatment for Man Accused in Mount Carmel Vandalism - Youngstown Vindicator
Civil Suit against Norwalk Dismissed - Norwalk Reflector
Lawsuit Filed against the City of Cleveland Challenging Pandemic Law Allowing Cities to Tax People Working Remotely - Cincinnati WKYC-TV
Legal Careers, from the Classroom to the Bench - Youngstown Business Journal
Cleveland Protesters Say Father Lives Matter in Demand for Change in Child and Family Services - Cleveland WOIO-TV
Iowa Supreme Court Will Seek to Maintain Nonpartisan Redistricting Process if State Misses Deadline - Des Moines (IA) Register
Biden’s Treasury Has $50 Billion to Give to Renters, but Court Rulings Put Millions at Risk of Eviction Before It Gets to Them - Business Insider
Court Hears Arguments for, against Paying Athletes - Delaware Gazette Guest Column
April 8, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Teacher-Turned-Attorney Who Admitted to Sexual Relationships with Students - Willoughby News-Herald
Ohio Judge Rails against Mask Mandates in Non-Binding Ashland Co. Court Order - Columbus WSYX-TV
Ashland Judge Dismisses Cattlemans Mask Case, Warns against More Shutdown Attempts - Ashland Times-Gazette
Judge Temporarily Blocks Ohio’s Telemedicine Abortion Ban - Cleveland.com
Working Mom Accused of Leaving Kids in Liberty Hotel Asks Judge for More Time to Develop Case - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Chase Suspect’s Charges Bound over to Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas - Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Parole Board Allows Release for Lima Woman Charged in Daughter’s Death - Lima News
Lima-Area Sexual Assaults Climb During Pandemic - Lima News
In-Depth: Too Many Northeast Ohio Tenants Aren’t Seeking Rent Help - Cleveland WEWS-TV
The $50 Billion Race to Save America’s Renters from Eviction - Washington Post
Ohio GOP Lawmakers Want to Protect Those Refusing COVID-19 Shot from Discrimination - Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Appeal Filed after Dismissal of Court Case Alleging Abuse at Portage County Jail - Kent Record-Courier
Euclid Settles Lawsuit for $450,000 Over Violent Traffic Stop with Officers - Cleveland.com
Judge Nears Decision on Request for Changes following Columbus Police Response to Protests - Columbus Dispatch
April 7, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court’s New Bail Rules Bring Justice for All a Much-Needed Step Closer - Cleveland.com Editorial
Ohio Supreme Court Approves Rule Changes that Further Expand Bail Reform - Akron Legal News
Oral Argument Preview: Good Faith in the Eminent Domain Context. State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. The Moundbuilders Country Club Company and Park National Bank - Legally Speaking Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds LaRose Decision on Sharon Sweda - Lorain Morning Journal
Ohio Supreme Court Backs LaRose on Rejecting Lorain County BOE Pick - IdeaStream
In Deposition, Ohio Secretary of State LaRose Defends Rejection of Summit County GOP Chair from Elections Board - Cleveland.com
Court Adopts Updated Protection Order Forms - Morgan County Herald
70 School Districts Preparing to Sue Ohio over Private School Vouchers - Cleveland.com
Court Ruling: Ohio Restrictions on Traffic Cameras Are ‘Unconstitutional’ - Hamilton Journal-News
ODH Broke State Public Records Law by Not Releasing Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths, Special Master Rules - Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Prosecution Recommends Prison Sentence for Marion Judge Jason Warner and His Wife - Marion Star
Ashland Judge Blocks Enforcement of Face Mask Order - Toledo Blade
Grand Jury Indicts Parma Father Accused of Beating 5-Year-Old Son to Death with Baseball Bat - Cleveland.com
New User Hub at OhioLegalHelp.org Makes it Easier to Fill out Complex Legal Forms - Cleveland.com
Akron Seeks to Help Renters with ‘Pay-to-Stay,’ Source-of-Income Discrimination Laws - Cleveland.com
Bill Seeks to End ‘Dark Money’ Spending in Ohio Elections - Ohio Capital Journal
Bail Project Employee Files Lawsuit against Cleveland, Police Officers Who Arrested Him for Curfew Violations after Protests May 30 - Cleveland.com
Former Cincinnati Mayoral Candidate Charged in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme, Court Docs Show - Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Federal COVID-19 Insurance Decision Ignore State Law - Law360
Pharmacies Face Peril without Opioid Settlements, Judge Says - Bloomberg
April 6, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Secretary of State’s Rejection to Lorain County Board of Elections - Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Stark County Board of Elections Files Lawsuit in Dominion Voting Machine Dispute - Canton Repository
Oral Argument Preview: Can a Judge Use a Defendant’s Outbursts in Court to Increase his Sentence? State of Ohio v. Manson M. Bryant - Legally Speaking Ohio
Advocate Weighs in on Big Changes Coming to Ohio’s Bail System - Cleveland WEWS-TV
How a Powerful State Law Blocks Ohio Cities from Gun Regulation - Ohio Capital Journal
Women’s History Month: Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor - Spectrum News
Daily Distraction: Walk the Grounds of Newark’s Octagon Earthworks - Columbus Alive
Court Sides with Dayton, Says Ohio Restrictions on Traffic Cameras Are ‘Unconstitutional’ - Dayton Daily News
Billy Wagner Returns to Court for a Hearing in Pike County Massacre Case - Cincinnati WKRC-TV
‘Free Speech Was Not Chilled; It Was Frozen’: Judge Says Cincinnati Mayor Restricted Speech during Protests - Cincinnati Enquirer
Judge Reed Requests Visiting Judge to Cover Hardesty Residency Case - Lima Hometown Stations
Health Care Giant Centene Fires back against Ohio Lawsuit Alleging Double-Dipping by PBMs - Columbus Dispatch
Judge Temporarily Blocks Ohio’s Enforcement of Fetal Remains Abortion Law - Cleveland.com
Woman Accused of ‘April Fools Joke’ at Navistar Could Face a Year in Prison if Found Guilty - Dayton WHIO-TV
Governor DeWine Appoints Garcia Helmick to Hamilton County Municipal Court - Highland County Press
Jailhouse Lawyer Johnnie Cook is Fighting for Pandemic Justice - Mic.com
Proposed Laws Would Support Struggling Akron Renters Facing Eviction - Akron Beacon Journal
Is Mark Miller a Citizen Activist or ‘Nuisance?’ The Man Behind Headline-Making Legal Challenges Says He’s Happy to ‘Piss People off.’ - Cincinnati Enquirer
Pandemic May Give Everyone More Time to File Lawsuits - Courthouse News Service
Gorsuch, Alito Balk as Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case about Workplace Religious Accommodations - USA Today
April 5, 2021
Mineral Rights Preserved by Reference to Specific, Identifiable Reservation - Highland County Press
What’s on Their Minds: Anonymous Tipster or Citizen Informant? State of Ohio v. Sherry Tidwell - Legally Speaking Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court Investigating Complaint of Misconduct against Greene County Judge - Dayton Daily News
Be Honest on Ballot about Judges’ Political Parties - Warren Tribune Chronicle Guest Column
Shellabarger Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter - Lima News
State, Defense Rest in Shellabarger Murder Case - Lima News
Warren County Judge Allows a Rarity for the Area: Jury Members Ask Their Own Questions - Dayton Daily News
With Summit County Trials Resuming, Here’s What Jurors Should Expect - Akron Beacon Journal
‘The Exact Wrong Time’: Evictions Resume as Pandemic-Triggered Mortarium Is Put in Doubt - Cincinnati Enquirer
Hamilton County Leaders Protest Court’s Decision to Resume Evictions despite Pandemic - Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Appoints Susan Steinhauer to Summit County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division - Cleveland.com
County Court Gets New Home - Youngstown Vindicator
ACLU: Long Stays in Franklin County Jail before Case Is Resolved Can Make Conviction More Likely - Columbus Dispatch
UD Law School Jumps 22 Spots in Rankings - Dayton Daily News
Ohio’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Takes Effect Tuesday. Here’s What You Need to Know - Columbus Dispatch
Kennedy Desk on Display at Lucas County Courthouse - Toledo Blade
Iowa Governor Signs ‘Constitutional Carry’ into Law - Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette
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