JULY 16, 2019
Court Says Catholic School Can Challenge Competition Rules – Associated Press
What’s on Their Minds: When Is a Pawnbroker Protected from a Conversion Claim? Irene Danopulos v. Am. Trading II, LLC. – Legally Speaking Ohio
Ohio Chief Justice: Trump Attacks on Judiciary ‘Dangerous’ – Columbus Dispatch
Can Drugs Be a Religious Experience? Judge Says No – Findlay Courier
Judge Slams Ex-NFL Player, Bedford Football Coach’s ‘Victim Blaming’ as She Sentences Him to Prison for Sexually Abusing Student – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Trial for Cleveland Police Supervisor Charged in 2012 Chase Hinges on Responsibility for Subordinates’ Actions, Attorneys Say – Cleveland Plain Dealer
First Witnesses Take Stand in Mentor-on-the-Lake Murder Retrial – Willoughby News-Herald
Domestic Violence Cases May Get Special Attention in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Traffic Cameras Remain in Some Northeast Ohio Villages, as Court Battle Plays out – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Columbus Proposes Penalty for 7 Oz. of Marijuana Less than an Expired Meter – Columbus Dispatch
Local Law Enforcement Agencies Looking to Private DNA Labs to Help Solve Cold Cases – Columbus WBNS-TV
Sowing the Seeds of Hope New Oriana House Gardening Program Growing More than Just Plants – Akron Legal News
Summit County Addiction Agency Changes Name, Celebrates Anniversary – Akron Beacon Journal
Texas Supreme Court to Hear Ohio Bridal Shop Case against Texas Health Resources after 2014 Ebola Outbreak – Dallas KTVT-TV
Judge Recommends $14 Million Award to Neo-Nazi Trolling Victim – Associated Press
JULY 15, 2019
Ohio Chief Justice Looks to Make Major Changes to Criminal Justice System in Final Years of Term – Dayton Daily News
Ensure Ohio Schools Work – Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer Editorial
Trial for Cleveland Police Supervisors from ’137 Shots’ Case Is Culmination of Years-Long Legal Battle – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Court Reinstates DUI Charge against Man at Downtown Dog Day Care – Columbus Dispatch
Supporters Rally for Tracie Hunter as Former Judge Faces Six-Month Prison Sentence – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Former Stark County Doctor Frank Lazzerini Sentenced to 113 Years in Opioid Case – Akron Beacon Journal
Man Attacked in Courtroom Brawl Last Week Sentenced to Life – Associated Press
Inmate Accused of Killing Shelter Companion Dog in Prison Cell to Appear in Court Monday – Cincinnati Enquirer
Pipeline Court Fights, Restoration Work Continue in Stark Co. – Canton Repository
Ohio Couple Settles Lawsuit over Destruction of Frozen Embryos – Associated Press
Court Makes Changes to Benefit Children – Troy Daily News Guest Column
Tank Adds Wags, Smiles to Summit County Drug Court – Akron Beacon Journal
Bomb Threats Close Courthouses – Youngstown Vindicator
‘All Clear’ Given for Downtown Courthouses – Youngstown Vindicator
Parma Heights Turns off Traffic Cameras, Waits for Court Ruling – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marion County Man’s Sentencing among 1st under Reagan Tokes Act – Columbus WBNS-TV
5 Things Oxygen Might Not Feature in Episode on Sierah Joughin's Murder – Toledo Blade
Opioid ‘Negotiation Class Action’ under Consideration in Cleveland Court Should be Rejected: Perry Zinn Rowthorn and George Jepsen – Cleveland Plain Dealer Opinion Column
JULY 12, 2019
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear School ‘Takeovers’ Case This Fall – Associated Press
Ohio Supreme Court Approves New Elyria Municipal Drug Recovery Court – Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Drug Docket Comes to Elyria Municipal Court – Lorain Morning Journal
Court Program Helps Put Juveniles on the Right Track – Akron Legal News
Reader Accepts Suspension, County Dems to Name Replacement – Portsmouth Daily Times
Brawl Breaks out in Ohio Courtroom during Sentencing for Killer – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Judge Assigned to ‘Removal for Cause’ Case – Delaware Gazette
Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio Discusses Goals as OSBA President-Elect – Akron Legal News
Bottom Line of New ‘Constitutional’ School Funding Plan: $1.5 Billion – Columbus Dispatch
Cleveland Quadruple Homicide Is Latest Example in Long Line of Restraining Orders Failing to Protect Women from Abusers – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Law-Enforcement Tech Requires Caution – Columbus Dispatch Editorial
Jail Using Medicine to Help Inmates Addicted to Drugs – Associated Press
Supervised Sites for Addicted to Shoot up? Try It, 2 Ohio Cops Say – Cincinnati Enquirer
JULY 11, 2019
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Athens County Case – Athens Messenger
Ohio Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments Regarding House Bill 70 – Youngstown Vindicator
Trumbull County Attorney Has Licensed Suspended, Accused of Contempt – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Life Sentence for Former Cleveland Death Row Inmate Kelly Foust Brings End to Long Legal Battle – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader Suspended amid Investigation – Columbus Dispatch
Pike County Sheriff Reader Accepts Suspension from Office amid Felony Charges against Him – Cincinnati Enquirer
Teacher-Turned-Lawyer’s Sexual Battery Sentence Overturned by 11th District – Akron Legal News
Cleveland Judge Sentences Graffiti Vandal to Paint Railings with a Toothbrush (Video) – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Man Who Spray-Painted Caboose Sentenced to Paint Court Railings with Toothbrush – Cleveland WJW-TV
East Cleveland to Pay $40,000 over Drug Case Built by Former Police Officers Convicted of Federal Charges – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judge Considers Attorney Fees in Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Judge Rules on New Miami Speed Camera Lawsuit Payment: How Much Will Drivers Get? – Hamilton Journal-News
Jackson Man Helps Veterans in Contempt Case – Canton Repository
Muni Court to Introduce Electronic Notifications – Ashtabula Star Beacon
Mahoning County Probate Court Unveils a Help Desk – Akron Legal News
Harrison County Probation Program Will Be Well-Funded the Next 2 Years – Steubenville WTOV-TV
Putnam Courthouse Renovations, Fairgrounds Projects Planned – Lima News
Supreme Court Notebook: Did Ginsburg Hint at Census Outcome? – Associated Press
JULY 10, 2019
Oral Arguments Set in House Bill 70 Case before Ohio Supreme Court – Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Cincinnati Ponders Implementing Speed Cameras to Keep Pedestrians Safer – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Akron Man Convicted of Double Homicide Getting New Trial – Akron Beacon Journal
Judge to Convicted I-75 Gunman: ‘The Randomness is Bone-Chilling’ – Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio Death Row Inmate’s Sentence Reduced to 30 to Life – Associated Press
New DNA Testing Sought in 20-Year-Old Lima Murder Case – Lima News
Timber Case in Court’s Hands – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Court Won't Halt Suits against Doctor over Drug Dose Deaths – Associated Press
Judge Tells Warring Boards to Resolve Merger – Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Richland County Commissioners Question Mansfield Municipal Court Cost Increases – Richland Source
Court Officials Plan to Offer E-Filing in 2020 – Canton Repository
Two Options Picked for New Hancock County Court Building – Findlay Courier
‘No Fine, No Time’ for Marijuana Spreads, but Results Are Mixed and State Legislators Are Skeptical – Columbus Dispatch
Supporters of Push for Background Checks on Ohio Gun Sales Try Again – Columbus Dispatch
6th Circuit: Ohio Can’t Bar Lawyers from Advertising to Workers’ Comp Claimants – Reuters
Federal Ruling May Have Implications for Local Government Social Media Use – Youngstown Vindicator
JULY 9, 2019
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Unique Case of Jewelry Stolen, Pawned from Local Home – Dayton WHIO-TV
Convicted Child Abuser Seeks Time Served Credit – Ashtabula Star Beacon
2nd Trial Begins for Man Accused of Murdering a Lake County Bartender – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Police Misidentifying Criminal Suspects Can Lead to Privacy and Legal Issues – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Attorneys: Registration and Payment Due by Sept. 1 – Akron Legal News
Ex-Lima Municipal Court Deputy Clerk Pleads to Theft in Office – Lima News
Windham Man Collapses during Sentencing – Ravenna Record-Courier
Can Ohio’s Approach to School Truancy Succeed While Avoiding Justice System Contact? – Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
A Push for Marijuana Decriminalization in Small Town Ohio – Columbus WOSU Public Radio
New Foreclosure Class Being Offered – Akron Beacon Journal
The Push for Tougher Distracted Driving Laws in Ohio – Cleveland WKYC-TV
Story of Sierah Joughin’s Murder to Be Featured on Oxygen Channel – Toledo WTOL-TV
Justice Department, Warren Improve Police Department – Youngstown Vindicator
Life Sentence for Killing at Charlottesville Protest – Associated Press
JULY 8, 2019
Attorney Suspended for Purposely Underpaying Another Lawyer His Share of Fees – Akron Legal News
Merit Decision: Parent with Zero Child Support Order Does Not Lose Right to Contest Adoption. In re Adoption of B.I. – Legally Speaking Ohio
House Bill 1 Presumes Drug Treatment – Akron Beacon Journal Editorial
Ohio Lawmakers Consider Bills to Decriminalize Drug Crimes – Associated Press
Allen Co. Re-Entry Court Receives State Certification – Lima News
Man Faces Retrial in Slaying after Death Penalty Overturned – Associated Press
Judge Hands Down Max Sentence for Drugged Driver Who Killed Off-Duty Officer in Crash – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Will a New Motion Delay the Carlisle Buried Baby Trial, Again? – Hamilton Journal-News
Hoerig's Attorney Seeks More Time to File Appeal – Youngstown Vindicator
Hamilton County Public Defender Accused of Engaging in Sexual Act in Public – Cincinnati Enquirer
Judge Won’t Sanction Madeira Officials Trying to Stop Resident from Filing Multiple Suits – Cincinnati Enquirer
Summit County Probate Court to Offer Free Replacement Documents for County Flood Victims – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Treasurer’s Program Leverages Private Funds to Tackle Thorny Social Issues – Columbus Dispatch
5th Circuit Rejects Assertion that Drunken Driving Equals Intention to Crash – Claims Journal
Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants into Debt – ProPublica
JULY 5, 2019
Cuyahoga County Not Immune from Lawsuit Filed by Fired Employee – Akron Legal News
Legislation Would Drop Felony Drug Possession Charge, Require Judges to Consider Treatment – Akron Beacon Journal
Former Attorney General and Ex-TV Reporter Dropping Lawsuit after Getting State-Pension Records – Cleveland Plain Dealer
South Euclid Municipal Court Sues City over Funding Cut – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Traffic Cameras: Trotwood Suspends Program, Dayton Doesn’t Budge – Dayton Daily News
Mulberry Street Residents Submit Referendum Petitions to City – Fremont News-Messenger
Jury Selection Begins July 8 in Mentor-on-the-Lake Murder Retrial of Joseph Thomas – Willoughby News-Herald
Pike Co. Judge Sets Evidence Deadline in Case against Wagner Mother – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
First Evidence in Rhoden Murders May Come in Oct. – Washington Courthouse Record Herald
Skylar Richardson’s Attorneys Claim Prejudice in Baby Death Trial, Ask for 3 Separate Trials – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
It’s an Act of Betrayal against Ohio’s Freshwater Resources for Lawmakers to Try to Bar Plastic-Bag Laws: Brent Larkin – Cleveland Plain Dealer Opinion
Appeals Court Victories by Short North Posse Members Won’t Change Life Sentences – Columbus Dispatch
Federal Judge Prevents Ohio Heartbeat Abortion Ban from Taking Effect – Columbus Dispatch
JULY 3, 2019
Right to Contest Adoption Survives When Parent Is Relieved of Paying Child Support – Akron Legal News
Merit Decision: Ex-Employee Can Sue County for False Light Invasion of Privacy. Piazza v. Cuyahoga Cty. – Legally Speaking Ohio
Probate/Juvenile Court Presented with Grant Monies – Eaton Register-Herald
Municipal Court Upgrades Security – Morrow County Sentinel
Demonstrators Attempt to Deliver Petitions to Premier Health about Abortion Clinic – Dayton Daily News
Upset Mom Yanks Court Bond for Son, Sends Him to Wayne County Jail – Wooster Daily Record
Columbus Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Luring Victim into Human Trafficking – Columbus WBNS-TV
Ex-Doctor’s Sentencing in Pill Mill Case Postponed to July 12 – Canton Repository
Court Reversal: Jefferson School Parents Can Switch to Valley View – Dayton Daily News
Appointed Attorney System Begins in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court – Youngstown Vindicator
Ohio Cities to Lose State Funding for Traffic Camera Tickets Beginning Wednesday – Cleveland Plain Dealer
No Restraining Order on Any Cincinnati City Council Text Messages, but Court Case over Private Texts Continues – Cincinnati Enquirer
Court Provides Beacon of Hope for Human Trafficking Victims – Associated Press
Organization Honors Judge Puffenberger – Toledo Blade
Seneca Co. Mother and Son Looking for Answers regarding the Cemetery Their Family Members Are Buried – Toledo WTOL-TV
Three from Columbus Selected to National List of Influencers Attorneys – Columbus Business First
Georgia Court System Struck by Ransomware Attack – CBS News
Tension Brews between Cities, States over Opioid Lawsuits – Associated Press
The Declaration of Independence’s Unexpected Team of Champions – Cleveland Plain Dealer Guest Opinion
Bankruptcy Court Filings Stable in Northwest Ohio – Toledo Blade
JULY 2, 2019
Attorney Files Brief in Free Speech Case – Toledo Blade
FirstEnergy Asks Ohio Court to Reconsider Power Grid Fee – Associated Press
Oral Argument Preview: When Is a Pawnbroker Protected from A Conversion Claim? Irene Danopulos v. Am. Trading II, L.L.C. – Legally Speaking Ohio
Muni Teams with High Court for Human Trafficking Awareness Event – Akron Legal News
Pike County Sheriff Heads to Court on 16-Count Indictment – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Attorney General Dave Yost Calls for Resignation of Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader – Columbus Dispatch
Pike County Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty – Columbus Dispatch
Expanded Pretrial Monitoring of Felony Suspects in Cuyahoga County Should Begin in October – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Law License of Ex-Judge – Youngstown Vindicator
Equality Ohio Opens Free LGBTQ Legal Aid Clinic – Akron Legal News
Nasser Hamad’s Murder Conviction Appeal Denied – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Appellate Court Upholds Hamad Convictions, Sentence – Youngstown Vindicator
Prosecutor Objects to Sammarone’s Request for a Separate Trial – Youngstown Vindicator
No Plea Offer for Teen Charged in Carlisle Buried Baby Case as Trial Approaches – Dayton Daily News
Jailed Two Years, Whistleblower Accepts Plea Bargain – Norwalk Reflector
Amid Jail Controversy, Community Activist Groups Ramp up Pressure on County Leaders – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Oberlin College’s Complicity in False Racism Charge against Bakery Reeks of McCarthyism – USA Today Guest Opinion
New Book to Focus on Sheppard Murder – Portsmouth Daily Times
Illegal or Just Immoral? Film Explores Texting Suicide Case – Associated Press
Big Business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ People from Bias – Associated Press
How Opioid ‘Negotiating Class’ Would Affect Civil Claims – Law360
Proposed Opioid ‘Negotiation Class’ Is Unnecessary and Likely to Fail, Former Negotiator Says – Legal Newsline
JULY 1, 2019
Woman Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Review Conviction – Ashtabula Star Beacon
Before RBG, a Cleveland Judge Made History; It’s Time to Recognize Unstoppable Florence Allen – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Probation Officer Picked for Planning Committee – Second Brief, Akron Beacon Journal
Judge Issues Injunction in Red-Light Camera Dispute between Toledo, State – Toledo Blade
Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Bluffton Doctor – Lima News
Ohio Death Row Inmate’s Sentence Reduced to 30 to Life – Associated Press
Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader Charged. What Happens Next? – Cincinnati Enquirer
Hearing Scheduled Today in Carlisle Buried Baby Case as Trial Nears – Dayton Daily News
Judge Slashes Gibson’s Bakery $44 Million Settlement – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Per State Law, Judge Cuts Damages in Oberlin College Case Nearly in Half – Toledo Blade
30-Year-Old Murder Case Delayed – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Pepper Pike Attorney Accused of Misappropriating More than $1 Million from Clients, Many with Developmental Disabilities – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Deputies Assaulted by Teen Girl in Court – Cleveland WJW-TV
Say, ‘Girls Rule!’ Summit County’s All-Female Bench Marks Milestone with Portrait – Akron Beacon Journal
Police Called after Court, Auditor Spat (w/Video) – Geauga Maple Leaf
Courthouse Security Will See Changes – Marietta Times
Tax Tips: Marijuana Industry Faces Tax Issues amid Web of State and Federal Laws – Crain’s Cleveland Business
Ohio State Bar Foundation Inducts Griffith – Morrow County Sentinel
Hyman Inducted into Fellows Program – Defiance Crescent-News
Incoming Akron Bar President Discusses Agenda – Akron Legal News
Ironton Attorney Graduates from Leadership Academy – Second Brief, Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch
Ohio Needs an Elected PUCO – Toledo Blade Editorial
Fix PUCO so It Serves All Ohioans, Not Just the State’s Utilities – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial
Communities Defend Revenue Generated by Speed Cameras – Youngstown Vindicator
Brain Injuries from Domestic Violence Often Undetected, Study Finds – Columbus Dispatch
After Baby Born in Jail Toilet, Sheriff to Target Dealers Selling to Expecting Mothers – Cincinnati Enquirer
Editorial Contained False Information – Warren Tribune Chronicle Letter to the Editor
McFarland Makes First Appearance before Judiciary Committee – Portsmouth Daily Times
Supreme Court Ruling on Alabama Abortion Ban Doesn’t Apply to Ohio, though Could Affect Pending Lawsuit – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Opioid Epidemic ‘Engulfing’ U.S. Court Systems: Paper – The Crime Report
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.