APRIL 18, 2014
Ohio Supreme Court Overturns Drunken Driving Charge, Says Elyria Court Erred in Dispute Over Evidence – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Elyria Judge Used Wrong Standard in DUI Case – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Ohio High Court Likely to Hear Warrantless GPS Tracking Case – Columbus WOSU-Radio
Appeals Presented in Ohio Synthetic Marijuana Case – Wheeling (W.V.) Intelligencer
Reckless Driver Loses Appeal Despite Jurors Sleeping During Video – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Robbed Victim at Gunpoint Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Question Leading to Arrest Was Not Subject to Miranda Warnings, Court Rules – Columbus Daily Reporter
Condemned Killer Seeks Clemency from Kasich – Columbus Dispatch
3 Candidates Vie for Trumbull County Judgeship – Youngstown Vindicator
Singleton Honored for Social Justice Law Work – Cincinnati Enquirer
New Informational Sites for Prosecutor’s Office, Sheriff’s Office – Athens Messenger
Overdoses Claim More Ohioans – Columbus Dispatch
Courthouse Attic Documents Date Back to 1800s – Fremont News Messenger
APRIL 17, 2014
Appeals Court: Breath Test Inadmissible in Drunken Driving Case – Medina Gazette
Court Rejects Appeal from Arsonist Who started Apartment Fire – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Murdered Victim During Argument Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Heroin Dealer Nabbed in Police Setup Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Federal Judge Delays Enforcement of Order That Ohio Recognize Same-Sex Marriages from Other States – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Art of the Ohio Supreme Court – Columbus WOSU-Radio
Judge Darrel Bilancini Says Avon Lake Needs Full-Time Court – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Visiting Judge to Handle Move to Oust Brown County Coroner – Cincinnati Enquirer
Local Government Insider: The Justice League of Ohio…(second story) – Columbus Dispatch Column
Ohio Poverty Law Center Finds Problems in Debt Cases – Cleveland Plain Dealer
SCOTUS Will Hear Challenge to Ohio Law Banning Campaign Lies – MSNBC.com
APRIL 16, 2014
Dispute Between Cedar Point Owner, Former Executive, Twists and Turns Its Way Before Ohio Supreme Court – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Former Kalida Teacher/Coach to Be Resentenced – Lima News
Appellate Court Upholds Convictions of Father Who Sexually Abused His Daughter – Columbus Daily Reporter
Frequent Gas Thief Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Ohio Justice: Division Over Death Penalty Expected – Associated Press
Analyzing Ohio’s Death Penalty Report – Columbus Dispatch Column
Judge Draws Cards to Choose Panel in Capital Murder Case – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Youngstown Man Guilty of Murdering Woman Could Face Death Penalty – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Richard J. Rinebolt; 1922-2014: Hancock Co. Judge Gave 2nd Chances – Toledo Blade
‘Red’ Rinebolt – Findlay Courier Column
Three Attorneys Offered as Belinky’s Successors – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Court Consolidation Talks Causing City-County Friction – Zanesville Times Recorder
McNally Retains Lantz as City Prosecutor – Youngstown Vindicator
Vorys Law Firm Plans to Move Downtown Cleveland Offices to 200 Public Square – Cleveland Plain Dealer
OSU Professor Donald Tobin Named Dean at University of Maryland Law School – Columbus Business First
Becker Let Political Bias Supersede Jurisprudence – Cincinnati Enquirer Letter to the Editor
Supreme Court Ruling Will Mean More Political Ads on Ohio TV – Athens WOUB-Radio
APRIL 15, 2014
Appellate Court Rejects Appeal from Man Who Attacked, Raped Ex-Girlfriend – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Was Convicted of Murder 25 Years Ago Loses Yet Another Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Assault Alibi Was ‘Unpersuasive,’ According to Appellate Court – Columbus Daily Reporter
Federal Judge Rules Ohio Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages from Other States – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Death Penalty Report is Good Starting Point – Canton Repository Editorial
Former County Judge Dies at 91 – Findlay Courier
Prosecutor Warns Against Jury Duty Scam – Dayton WKEF-TV
Former PUCO Chief Snitchler Joins McDonald Hopkins Law Firm – Columbus Dispatch
Legislation Would Protect Colleges from ‘Double Recoveries’ in Lawsuits – Columbus Daily Reporter
Supreme Court Allowing Election Process to Be Destroyed – Cleveland Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor
The Secrets to a Healthy Law Firm Merger – Wall Street Journal Column
APRIL 14, 2014
Ohio Supreme Court Hears Argument Between Cedar Point Parent Company, Former Employee – Lorain Morning Journal
Veteran Appeals Judge Will Hear Ohio Supreme Court Arguments on Use of Traffic Cameras – Associated Press
Judge to Ohio: Recognize Out-of-State Gay Marriage – Associated Press
Court: City of Akron Did Not Discriminate Against Mentally Ill Fire Dept. Lieutenant – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Has Appeal Rejected in Vehicular Homicide Case – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Had Sex With Minor Who Claimed to Be 18 Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Appeal Rejected for Man Who Robbed College Students – Columbus Daily Reporter
Better Execution – Akron Beacon Journal Editorial
Maumee Municipal Court Celebrates Anniversary – Toledo Blade
Arizona’s Early Bar Exam Sitting Attracts 38 Hopefuls – National Law Journal
A Gasoline Leak Into the Basement – Circleville Herald Justice P. Pfeifer Column
Andy Nowacki Foundation Names Scholarship Winners for 2014 – Willoughby News Herald
Governor Appoints Todd McKenney as Barberton Judge – Akron Beacon Journal
Smith, Culbert in Juvenile Judge Race – Fremont News Messenger
Lemons Discusses Experience to Be Judge – Portsmouth Daily Times
Juvenile Court Caseload Falls – Findlay Courier
Drug Courts Showing Signs of Success – Marion Star
UC Law Partners With Business Incubators – Cincinnati Enquirer
Fed Gov’t Sues Ohio Juvenile System – Sandusky Register
Law Firm Entry-Level Hiring Unlikely to Return to 2006 Levels – Wall Street Journal Column
APRIL 11, 2014
Are Traffic Cameras Unconstitutional? – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial
Prosecutors Object! Supreme Court’s Task Force Recommendations Could End Use of Death Penalty in Ohio, They Say – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Panel Advises Slashing List of Capital Offenses – Toledo Blade
‘With These Rules, You Couldn’t Execute Timothy McVeigh,’ Argues Task Force Dissent – Columbus Dispatch
New Sentencing Denied for 17-Year-Old Murder Case – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Reverses Case Dismissal for Galloway Pot Grower – Columbus Daily Reporter
Precious Metal Dealers Act is Ruled Constitutional – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Had Thousands of Images of Child Porn on Computer Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Justice Outlines Path to Supreme Court for McKinley Students – Canton Repository
Deters’ Kentucky Retirement Causes ‘Unprecedented’ Situation – Cincinnati Business Courier
Akron Teen to Face First Hearing as Adult in Slayings of Prominent New Franklin Couple – Akron Beacon Journal
Traffic, Drug Cases Keep Canfield’s Mayor Kosar Busy – Youngstown Vindicator
South Euclid Judge Explains Decision on Sentencing Man to Hold Bully Sign – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Death Row Inmate Needs No Recovery Time After Being Organ Donor – Cleveland Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor
Stark County Bar Association to Offer Free Legal Advice – Canton Repository
Smartphone Trial Judge Annoyed By Phones in Court – Associated Press
APRIL 10, 2014
Ohio Supreme Court Focuses on the Line Between On-the-Job and Personal Errands When Workers are Injured – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Man Wrongfully Sent to Death Row Hopes Court Will Reverse Ruling – Columbus Dispatch
Task Force Would Alter Ohio Capital Punishment – Columbus Dispatch
Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Task Force Report Recommends Independent Panel Review Capital Cases Before Prosecutors Can Proceed – Cleveland Plain Dealer
High Court Comes to Toledo – Toledo Blade
Court Rules Counsel Was Ineffective for Failing to Consult Medical Experts – Columbus Daily Reporter
Would-Be Underwear Thief Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Finds Traffic Stop Was Not Racial Profiling – Columbus Daily Reporter
Man Who Sold Illegal Video Game Chips Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Three-Judge Panel Sentences Vincent Jackson Jr. to Life in Prison – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Supreme Court Decision on Youngstown Court Upgrade Months Away – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Rhetoric in Mahoning Probate Judge Race Escalates – Youngstown Vindicator
Mahoning County Judge Candidate Responds to Campaign Critics – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Prosecutor Rolls Out Ambitious Set of ‘Community Justice’ Programs – Athens News
Tiffin Approves Justice Center – Toledo Blade
APRIL 9, 2014
Prosecutor Will Appeal Need for Warrant for GPS – Columbus Dispatch
Delaware County Magistrate Faces Discipline – Columbus Dispatch
Man Who Raped His Daughter, Her Friend, Loses Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Fifth District Court Rejects Appeal from Heroin Dealer – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Rules Assault Case Must Return to Juvenile Court – Columbus Daily Reporter
Trial Date Set for Judge Hunter – Cincinnati Enquirer
Belinky Withdraws as Candidate for Mahoning County Probate Judge – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Limberios Judge Refutes Grand Jury Allegations – Fremont News Messenger
Former Portage County Longtime Attorney, Judge Perry Dickinson Dies – Aurora Advocate
Mahoning County Judicial Candidate’s Ad Draws Ire – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Accused Drug Dealer Draws Ire, Spends Night in Jail, After Posting Instagram Photos from Justice Center Courtroom – Cleveland Plain Dealer
How Juries Are Drawn in Sandusky County – Fremont News Messenger
Sandusky County’s Jury Pool Process Not Uncommon – Fremont News Messenger
Medina Council Takes Step Toward New Courthouse – Medina Gazette
Tiffin Council to Decide on Joint Justice Center – Toledo Blade
Legislation Would Permit Investigate Subpoenas for Misdemeanors – Columbus Daily Reporter
Supreme Court Should Be Praised for Being at Odds With Congress on Campaign Finance Reform – Cleveland Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor
Supreme Court Decision to Void Campaign Contribution Limits is a Travesty – Cleveland Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor
The High Cost of Free Speech – New York Times Editorial
APRIL 8, 2014
Defense Attorneys Tell Ohio Supreme Court that Death Penalty Imposed Improperly in Case of Slain Twinsburg Police Officer – Akron Beacon Journal
Law Firm Seeks to Disqualify Miami County Judge – Dayton Daily News
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Traffic Cameras June 11 – Associated Press
Prade Case Lands in the Ohio Supreme Court – Akron Legal News
Trial Looms for Stonebridge Towers Homeowners vs K&D Group, CEO Doug Price – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Conservancy District Loses Records Lawsuit – Newark Advocate
Court Rules Warrantless GPS Info Not Admissible in Home Invasion Case – Columbus Daily Reporter
Conviction Stands for Man Found With Meth-Making Items – Columbus Daily Reporter
Prison Sentence Re-Imposed Following Appeal – Bellefontaine Examiner
Killer: Lethal Injection Would Be Harmful – Associated Press
Legal Issue Delays Start of Capital Murder Trial – Youngstown Vindicator
Report Shows Decline in Ohio Capital Punishment Cases – Springfield News Sun
ImageMakers Program Set at Sebring High (third story down) – Salem News
Judge, AG Plan to Make News – Sandusky Register
Indicted Ohio Judge’s Trial Expected to Be Set – Associated Press
Impeachment Call Threatens Judicial System – Cincinnati Enquirer Guest Column
High-Profile Attorney Eric Deters Retires from Kentucky Law – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Ohio’s Concealed-Carry Law Has Good Track Record – Columbus Dispatch Column
Did the Supreme Court Honor Free Speech, or Make Things Worse? – Dayton Daily News Editorial
Liberating Free Speech – Columbus Dispatch Editorial
Are Court Stenographers Necessary? – New York Times Column
APRIL 7, 2014
Euclid Case Before Ohio Supreme Court Asks When an In-Court ID is Required to Convict Perpetrator – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Appeal from Man Sentenced to Die for Killing Twinsburg Officer – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Ashford Thompson April 8 in Murder of Officer Joshua Miktarian – Twinsburg Bulletin
Law Limits Sexual-Abuse Victims to 2 Years to Sue State – Columbus Dispatch
State High Court to Hold Session at UT – Toledo Blade
Court Right to Allow Maier on Ballot – Canton Repository Letter to the Editor
Kidnapping Conviction Affirmed By 11th District – Columbus Daily Reporter
Chief Justice O’Connor Slams Door on Debtors’ Prisons – Youngstown Vindicator Guest Column
State Told to Honor Non-Ohio Weddings – Columbus Dispatch
Federal Judge’s Comments Cause Confusion Over Same-Sex Marriage – Columbus Dispatch
Who is Judge Timothy Black? – Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio Rep. John Becker Repeats Call for Impeachment of Judge Timothy Black Over Gay Marriage Rulings – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Gay Marriage Ruling Rightly Influences Debate – Cincinnati Enquirer Editorial
Judge Tracie Hunter Seeks to Move Trial – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Statehouse Doesn’t Need Another Lawyer – Lima News Letter to the Editor
Lorain County Prosecutor Wants Diversion Program Ended – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Former Attorney Pleads Guilty in Theft of Death Benefits Intended for a Child – Columbus Dispatch
Firm Resolve – Sandusky Register
Legal-Ease: Hiring Attorney Often a Value-Added Proposition – Lima News Guest Column
Programs Like Mock Trials Get Students Involved in Civics at a Young Age – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Moving in Right Direction With Campaign-Finance Ruling – Columbus Dispatch Editorial
Court of Big Money – Akron Beacon Journal Editorial
Supreme Court Opens Campaign Cash Floodgates – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Cartoon
Supreme Court Denies Case on Death Penalty Drugs – USA Today
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