January 20, 2021
Ex-Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith French Named Director of State Department of Insurance – Cleveland.com
Hein Appointed to Court Tech Task Force – DarkeCountyMedia.com
Matt Gilmore, New Mercer County Common Pleas Probate/Juvenile Court Judge – Celina Daily Standard
Parma Man Gets Life Sentence after Pleading Guilty to Beating 94-Year-Old WWII Veteran to Death – Cleveland.com
Hamilton County Suspends Jury Trials until March – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
City Council to Consider Restricting No-Knock Warrant - but They Don’t Have that Power, Their Attorney Says – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
East Cleveland City Council, Mayor in Court over CARES Act Funding Dispersal – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Reflections of an Illustrious Legal Career Rinfret’s Lengthy Track Record, in the Court and as a Runner – Wooster Daily Record
Judge OKs Postponement of Legal Fees Hearing in FirstEnergy Solutions Bankruptcy – Akron Beacon Journal
Supreme Court Justices Lean Toward FCC Bid to Loosen Media Ownership Rules – Reuters
January 19, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Sets Date for Ancient Burial Mound Case – Associated Press
Court Fight for Newark’s Octagon Mounds Featured in Smithsonian Magazine – Newark Advocate
Court Must Consider Two State Laws on Oil and Gas Rights – Highland County Press
Ohio Supreme Court: Regulator Must Recalculate Ohio Edison 2017 Earnings – Highland County Press
Oral Argument Preview : Can the Crime Victim Sit with the Prosecutor at Counsel Table during a Criminal Trial? State of Ohio v. Theodis Montgomery – Legally Speaking Ohio
Ohio Attorney Disbarred for Practicing under Suspension – Highland County Press
Resentencing Irks Murder Victim’s Cousin – Youngstown Vindicator
Appeals Court Reverses Waterville Man’s Vehicular Homicide Charges – Toledo Blade
Appeals Court to Determine if Gender-Neutral Restrooms at Upper Arlington Schools Can Be Challenged – ThisWeek News
Appeals Court Reverses Waterville Man’s Vehicular Homicide Charges – Toledo Blade
Ohio Cities Denied in Effort to Block Anti-Speed Camera Law – TheNewspaper.com
Juvenile Charged as Adult in Year-Old Murder outside Pappy’s Bar – Lima News
I-Team: Sex Offenders Released due to COVID-19 Have Been Ordered back to Cuyahoga County Jail – Cleveland WJW-TV
Efforts Seek Bail Reform – Yellow Springs News
Franklin County Courts Close through Wednesday due to Possible Inauguration Protests – Columbus WCMH-TV
Warner Sworn in as New Holmes Common Pleas Court Judge – Wooster Daily Record
Samuel Kerr – Steubenville Herald-Star Obituary
Legal Experts Explain Why Teen Cannot Be Prosecuted for Racist Rant – New Philadelphia Times-Reporter
Two Toledo Area Attorneys Seek Utility Regulator Appointment – Toledo Blade
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Discusses Race in America in Honor of MLK Day – The Observer, a Student-Run Newspaper Serving Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s & Holy Cross
Anonymous $40 Million Gift to Fund 50 Civil Rights Lawyers – Associated Press
Judge Orders Toledo Pharmacy to Stop Dispensing Controlled Substances amid Opioid Investigation – Cleveland.com
Tired of Seeing Political Yard Signs? Get Used to Them, as Northeast Ohio Cities Look to Change Laws due to Supreme Court Ruling – Cincinnati WKYC-TV
Supreme Court Case involving 1964 Cincinnati KKK Rally Could Shield Trump from Prosecution – Cincinnati Enquirer
‘This Is Not Justice’: Justice Sonia Sotomayor Offers Fierce Dissent in Death Penalty Case – NBC News
January 15, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court: Flower Shop’s Use of Competitor’s Name on Website Not Deceptive Sales Practice – Highland County Press
Toledo Man Appeals Wood County Theft Conviction – Toledo Blade
Judge Caters Court to Those with Complex Mental Health Disorders - Fostoria Review Times
Documents Give Details of Alleged Crimes by Mearan – Portsmouth Daily Times
Tremont Bar Owner Gets Year in Prison for Bribing Police Officer to Stay Open After-Hours – Cleveland.com
Judge Delays Sentencing in Drug Trafficking Case, Allows Defendant Chance to Finish Rehab – Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Lima Man Caught with Fentanyl Waives Speedy Trial – Lima News
Harsha Sworn in as Pickaway County Juvenile and Probate Judge – Circleville Herald
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Closing Jan. 19-20 due to Potential Protests – Columbus WSYX-TV
Some Cuyahoga County Offices to Close Early Friday – Cleveland.com
Twitter’s Trump Ban Sets Dangerous Precedent for Free Speech, Legal Scholar Warns – Courthouse News Service
Defining the Line between Free Speech and Inciting Violence – NPR
January 14, 2021
Time Limit for Medical Malpractice Cases Prevents Claims against Spine Surgeon – Akron Legal News
Ohio State University Airport Has Been Tax Exempt Since 1943. That Could Change – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio’s HB 352 Simplifies and Clarifies Anti-Discrimination Statute - National Law Review
Boss Ladies of CLE: Justice Melody Stewart – Cleveland WKYC-TV
Court Ordered to Grant Competency Hearing in Armed Robbery Case – Akron Legal News
Teen Who Argued He Was a Victim of Forced Labor Will Be Tried as an Adult in 2019 Killing – Cincinnati Enquirer
City Man Ruled Competent to Face Trial – Youngstown Vindicator
Hearing for Hamilton Chiropractor Charged with Sex Crimes Will Continue Next Month – Hamilton Journal-News
Summit County Prosecutor Fights Parole of ‘Violent Offender’ Convicted of Kidnapping, Rape, Murder – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Judge Rusu to Take on a New Role at the OSBA – Akron Legal News
Learning Pods Serve as Last Effort to Save Truancy Students from the Court System for Missed School and Work – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Mansfield Municipal Building to Reopen to Public Jan. 25 – Mansfield News Journal
Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life without Parole – TheAppeal.org
Ohio Abolishes Life without Parole for Children – Equal Justice Initiative
How Many Go to Prison for Repeat Gun Offenses? WKBN Takes a Look – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Hosts Virtual Human Trafficking Summit – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Ohio AG Returns to Court to Shut down ‘HB6 Piggybank’ – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Challenge to Michigan’s Alcohol Delivery Law – National Law Review
Justices Are “in the Process” of Getting COVID Vaccines; Some Have Received Both Doses – SCOTUSblog
January 13, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Weighs How Much Firearms Training Armed Teachers Need – IdeaStream
Ohio Supreme Court Allows Extra Time to Debate Firearms Training in Madison Arming Staff Case – Hamilton Journal-News
Ohio Supreme Court to Decide whether State Law Requires Armed Teachers, School Staff Be Trained like School Police Officers - Cleveland.com
Jury Tainted in Joughin Murder, Attorney Argues – Toledo Blade
Judge Admits Mistakes – Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune
9th District Grants New Trial on Damages in Legal Malpractice Case – Akron Legal News
Former Mansfield Law Director Provided ‘Outside Counsel’ Opinion for Elected Officials’ Pay Raises – Richland Source
Portsmouth Sex Trafficking: New Documents Detail Alleged Crimes of Attorney Michael Mearan – Cincinnati Enquirer
Serial Cleveland Rapist Pleads Guilty to Raping Two Women, Gets 20 Years Tacked onto Already Lengthy Sentence – Cleveland.com
Former SARTA Employee Faces More Legal Trouble in New Case – Canton Repository
Local Restaurant Suing Insurance Companies Refusing Businesses Payouts for Pandemic – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Judge Daniel Padden Issues Written Protocols in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic – Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
2020 Celebrate Kids! Award Winners – OhioCASA.org
The First Amendment: Where It Is Implicated, and Where It Is Not – Lexology
January 12, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Armed School Staff Training Case – Associated Press
Butler County School Gun Policy Case Heads to Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday – Columbus Dispatch
Armed School Staff: Butler County District’s Policy Goes before Ohio Supreme Court - Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Judge Stops Cincinnati-Area School District from Arming Staff – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Ohio Supreme Court Must Explain Why It Didn’t Stop Primary Delay, State Lawmaker Says – Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio Supreme Court: Sufficient Evidence from Drug House Proved Pattern of Corrupt Activity – Highland County Press
Licking County Court Re-Sentences Driver in Multi-County High-Speed Semi Chase – Newark Advocate
Two Out-of-Custody Defendants’ Cases Continued until March – Toledo Blade
Mother Charged in Reckless Homicide Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial – Steubenville WTOV-TV
Judge Proud of Clinton County Drug Court Participants – Wilmington News-Journal
Akron Municipal Court Judges Say They Want the COVID-19 Vaccine When It’s Available – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Judge Retires after 30 Years on the Bench – Ashtabula Star Beacon
Woodruff Sworn in as Veterans Service Commissioner – Bellefontaine Examiner
Andrew Hunt Joins Greene County Prosecutor’s Office – Xenia Daily Gazette
Ohio Regulators Set to Officially Pause Nuclear Bailout Fees Created through Tainted Energy Bill – Cleveland.com
ACLU Sues Columbus Police after Man Arrested for Recording Officers – Columbus Dispatch
Anderson Expected to Appeal Sentence – Marietta Times
Federal Judge Blocks Execution of Only Woman on Federal Death Row – Reuters
Court Throws out Conviction in Death of former Saints, Ohio State Star Will Smith – 247Sports.com
Attorneys Explain Social Media Bans Do Not Violate First Amendment Rights – Miami (FL) WPLG-TV
A State Senator Referred Rudy Giuliani for Disbarment – New York Times
January 11, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Starts New Year with Armed Teacher Lawsuit – Ohio Capital Journal
Judge: Local School District Must Stop Arming Staffers – Springfield News-Sun
Death Penalty Overturned for Portage County Man Who Killed College Student - Highland County Press
Worley Attorneys Seek to Throw out Convictions in Joughin Death – Toledo Blade
Letters: Chief Justice, Postal Service Troubles, Capitol Crisis – Columbus Dispatch Letter to the Editor
Pike County Massacre: New Trial Date Set for Jake Wagner – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Court Dates Set in Middletown Skydiving Data Theft Case – Hamilton Journal-News
Tell it to the Judge: Cleveland Heights Taxpayer Seeks Court Order to Fill City Council Vacancy – Cleveland.com
Court Strives for Justice during Pandemic – Toledo Blade
Amnesty Program Puts Penalized Drivers on Road to Restored Privileges – Akron Beacon Journal
Municipal Court Offering Amnesty Program on Fines/Costs – Bellefontaine WPKO Radio
Judge Overmyer Sworn in as OAJCJ President – Eaton Register-Herald
Mother of Murder Victim Advocated for New Parole Changes – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
New Franklin County Prosecutor Weighing whether to Handle Hill Shooting – Columbus Dispatch
Local History: ‘Model T Murder’ was Explosive Drama in Courtroom – Akron Beacon Journal
U.S. District Court Requires Sensitive Documents to Be Filed by Paper in Response to Possible Russian Hack – Columbus Dispatch
Judges on Race: The Power of Discretion in Criminal Justice – Law360 Column
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