NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Supreme Court: Coitsville Not Liable for Crash Injuries during Police Chase – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Ohio Supreme Court Yanks Law License of Cleveland Attorney Convicted in Breaking Bad-Inspired Money Laundering Scheme – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mayor’s Case Still Ongoing: Responses Are Being Filed with Ohio Supreme Court – Ironton Tribune
Forum on the Law: The Italian Who Inspired the Founding Fathers – Akron Legal News
Court Ruling OKs ‘Offensive’ Sign in Boardman – Youngstown Vindicator
Braun Probe ‘Rigged?’ – Sandusky Register
Suspended Pike County Sheriff Expected in Court – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Ohio Woman Admits to Killing Her Kids Will Serve at Least 37 Years – Columbus WSYX-TV
Summit County Settles Panhandler’s Lawsuit, Changes Law as Part of Agreement – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Video Training Course Offered for Guardians – Toledo Blade
Letter: Death Penalty Produces Myriad Poor Outcomes – Columbus Dispatch Letter to the Editor
Hancock Court Building Timeline Detailed – Findlay Courier
Mother Watches as Dealer Pleads Guilty in Connection with Son’s Overdose Death – Cincinnati Enquirer
Legislative Leader Urges Ohio State to “Do the Right Thing” for Sexual Abuse Victims – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio, Kentucky Remain Focus States on Sex Trafficking Report Cards – Cincinnati Enquirer
Federal Judge over Opioid Lawsuits Sets October 2020 Trial for Cuyahoga, Summit Counties’ Claims against Pharmacies – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Drones Are a Useful Law Enforcement Tool in Maryland, with Some Parameters – Baltimore Sun Editorial
Cops Put GPS Tracker on Man’s Car, Charge Him with Theft for Removing It – Ars Technica
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Fight Continues over Energy Bill, Ohio Supreme Court May Step in – Akron WKSU Public Radio
Nuclear Bailout Could Hinge on Ohio Supreme Court – Columbus WOSU Public Radio
Ohio Supreme Court Keeps Camera Challenge Alive – Associated Press
Ex-Lawyer, Disbarred in Ohio in May, Arrested on Child Porn Charges – Cincinnati Enquirer
Judge Delays Pike County Trial ‘In the Interest of Justice’ – Columbus WSYX-TV
Mom Accused of Killing 3 Children to Appear In Court Tuesday – Dayton WDTN-TV
Suppression of Records Sought in Blankenship Case – Ashtabula Star Beacon
Teen Who Fatally Stabbed Half-Brother Placed on Probation – Columbus Dispatch
Suit: Imprisoned Former Mahoning Co. Judge Tried to Defraud Creditors – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Editorial: Judges Should Grant DNA Test Requests to Seek Justice – Columbus Dispatch Editorial
Brooke Skylar Richardson: ‘I Am Plagued by Guilt Every Day.’ – Cincinnati Enquirer
Editorial: A Judge’s Decimal Place Error Offers 107 Million Reasons to Thank Math Teachers – Chicago Tribune Editorial
Technology Enhances Warrant Application Process in Florida – St. Augustine Record
Cleveland Federal Judge Dismisses Trade Secrets, Fraud Charges against Iranian Professor during Trial – Cleveland Plain Dealer
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
LaRose Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Not Answer Questions on Referendum Process – Toledo Blade
Ohio Supreme Court Will Weigh in on Gun Legislation – Associated Press
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Residency Requirements for Public Construction – Lexology
Girard Court First in Mahoning Valley Certified for OVI Program – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Central Booking Pilot in Cuyahoga County Should Move Ahead Quickly. It’s a Matter of Justice. – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial
9th District Reverses Medina County Sex Case – Akron Legal News
Grandmother’s Trial Postponed until December in Pike County Mass Slaying Case – Cincinnati WLWT-TV
Teens Plead Not Guilty in Death of Woman at Ohio State Park – Associated Press
‘This is Ridiculous’: Man Accused of Murdering Sister Interrupts Prosecutor, Asks Judge for Higher Bond (Video) – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Visiting Judge Assigned in Case of Former Drug Task Agents Charged with Felonies – Sandusky Register
Franklin Judge Rejects Motions in CBS News Videographer’s Assault Case – Hamilton Journal-News
Van Wert Auditor, Deputy Auditors Face Felony Charges for Break-In – Toledo Blade
Courts’ Rejection of Minority Set-Asides in Ohio’s Cannabis Industry Might Reduce its Diversity – Canton Repository
Judge: More Kids in Court for Meth – Celina Daily Standard
PC Might Leave Juvenile Rehab Agreement – Eaton Register-Herald
Judge Hoffman Seeks Re-Election to Appeals Court – Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Aisha’s Law Still Hasn’t Passed 1 Year after Shaker Heights Teacher Killed by Ex-Husband Lance Mason – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Sunday Marks 1 Year Since Aisha Fraser’s Brutal Murder at the Hands of Her Ex-Husband, a Former NE Ohio Politician – Cleveland WKYC-TV
Abuse Survivors Say Statute of Limitations Keeps Priests and the Church from Taking Responsibility – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Ohio Law Creates Many Obstacles for People Leaving Prison, Lawmakers Told – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Lawmakers Proposed a Total Ban on Abortion. Judges Have Blocked Similar Laws. – Washington Post
Dayton Shooting: Mike DeWine’s Gun Reform Proposals Are Losing Support on Both Sides – Cincinnati Enquirer
Failing to Disclose Your HIV Status Is a Felony. Experts Say that Hurts Public Health – Columbus WOSU Public Radio
Why Does the Jail Release Inmates When Drug Dealers Work and Treatment Centers Are Closed? – Cincinnati Enquirer
Wadsworth Law Director Norman Brague Prepares for Retirement – Medina Gazette
Ohioans Can Comment on Developmental Disabilities Class-Action – Columbus Dispatch
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady Dies of Heart Attack Aged 66: “Iowa Lost a Hero” – Newsweek
Judges Share Tributes to Chief Justice Mark Cady – Des Moines (IA) Register
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Supreme Court Keeps Camera Challenge Alive – Toledo Blade
Cincy Atty Sanctioned for Assisting Suspended Atty’s Unauthorized Law Practice – Akron Legal News
Columbus Attorney Suspended for Violating Rules While on Probation – Akron Legal News
Pittsburgh Attorney Suspended after Misleading Disciplinary Investigators – Akron Legal News
Attorneys’ Ohio Law Licenses Suspended for Failing to Register with Supreme Court – Akron Legal News
ODH License Awarded to Women’s Med Draws Strong Reaction – Dayton WHIO-TV
Ohio Justices Toss Shoe Co. Tax Protest for Missed Deadline – Law360
Lawyers: Teen Charged in Murder Was Victim of Human Trafficking – Cincinnati Enquirer
Williams County Sheriff Appeals Criminal Conviction, Intends to Seek Re-Election – Toledo Blade
Appeals Court Hears Moundbuilders Appeal on Octagon Mounds – Newark Advocate
Judge Denies State’s Motion to Delay Rita Newcomb Trial – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Judge Rejects Cleveland Man’s Request to Withdraw Guilty Plea, Sentences Him to Life on Murder Charge – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Teens Charged with Photographer’s Death in Hocking Hills Scheduled to Be in Court – Columbus WCMH-TV
Gag Order Doesn’t Add up – Sandusky Register
S.C.O.R.R., a New Probation Program in Summit County, Gives Offenders a Chance to Rewrite Their Future – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Laurese Glover of East Cleveland 3: Wrongfully Convicted Man Shares Story with Students – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County to Pay $1.3m to Man after Conviction Overturned – Associated Press
DNA Test Results Give Man Hope He Will Be Cleared in 23-Year-Old Rape Case – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State Bar Association Honors Portsmouth Attorney – Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch
Abortion Would Be Banned, Those Performing One Subject to Murder Charges under New Ohio Bill – Columbus Dispatch
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Federal Court Asks Supreme Court for Guidance on Law Allowing Civil Lawsuits Based on Criminal Acts – Akron Legal News
Dayton-Area’s Last Abortion Clinic Gets License to Stay Open – Dayton Daily News
Prosecutor Unhappy with Appellate Court Ruling – Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune
9th District Reverses Domestic Violence CPO Ruling – Akron Legal News
Security Guard Gets Death Penalty in Killings of Girlfriend’s Teenage Children in Garfield Heights – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Delaware Man Not Guilty of Murder by Reason of Insanity – Columbus Dispatch
Judge Puts Gag Order on Attorneys in Hocking Hills Murder Case – Columbus WBNS-TV
Media Allowed in Death Penalty Trial of West Chester Man Accused of Murdering 4, Judge Rules – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
False Pregnancy Rumor Led Boy, 13, to Kill 14-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Say – Canton Repository
Akron Man Accused of Setting Fatal Fires Refuses to Meet with Expert for Competency Evaluation – Akron Beacon Journal
Garfield Heights Could Save Money by Merging Its Municipal Court with the One in Cleveland – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Future St. Clairsville Court Building Project Moves to Second Stage – Steubenville WTOV-TV
New Miami Leadership Changes as Speed Camera Lawsuit Drags on. Here’s What They Think. – Hamilton Journal-News
Marion Judge Pushes for Jail Expansion, Signals Withdrawal of Overcrowding Release Order – Marion Star
Indigent Attorney Compensation Increases in Area – Lima News
Ohio Lawmakers Consider Removing Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases – Cleveland WJW-TV
Supporters of DeWine’s Gun Violence Bill Again Urge Lawmakers to “Do Something” – Columbus Dispatch
Who Killed Marilyn Sheppard? – Cleveland WJW-TV
Judge Allows Lawsuit Seeking Action on Lake Erie Algae – Associated Press
3 Indiana Judges Suspended for Drunken Brawl Outside White Castle Restaurant – New York Daily News
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Court Asks for Public Comment on Uniform Bar Exam – Akron Legal News
New Drug Court for Juveniles Certified for Mahoning County – Youngstown Vindicator
Pair of Attorneys Seek ‘Jock Tax’ Hat Trick in Pittsburgh Suit – Bloomberg Law
Suspects in Two Youngstown Killings Want Evidence Tossed – Youngstown Vindicator
Judge Sentences Man Convicted of Killing Garfield Heights Siblings; Jury Recommended Death Penalty – Cleveland WOIO-TV
Man Accused in 9 Arson Deaths Set for Competency Hearing – Associated Press
West Chester Quadruple Murder Suspect Returns to Court – Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Cleveland Heights Municipal Court to Offer Amnesty Day for Those with Warrants for Minor Offenses – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Ratliff Files Motion to Change Recount Process for 2018 Prosecutor’s Race – Marion Star
Domestic Violence: Should Strangulation Be a Felony? – Dayton WHIO-TV
Ohio Lawmakers Want Strangulation to Be a Felony Domestic Violence Crime – Dayton Daily News
Ohio Lawmakers May Reduce Penalties for Low-Level Drug Possession – Associated Press
Bill Would Make Ohio Train Pharmacists on Naloxone Law – Columbus WOSU Radio
Before US Marshals Launched a Manhunt for Child Murderer Lester Eubanks, There Was ‘the Fugitive’ – ABC News
Central Ohio DACA Recipient Sits in U.S. Supreme Court as Future Hangs in Balance – Columbus WSYX-TV
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Ohio Supreme Court Previews Cases Considered This Week – Highland County Press
Appeals Court Exceeded Its Authority in Portage County Surface Mining Case – Akron Legal News
Law School Graduate’s Latest Request for Admission to Practice Denied – Akron Legal News
Bail Reform Hinges on Rule Change Pending before Ohio Supreme Court – Dayton Daily News
Bail Reform Important for All to Understand – Columbus Dispatch Letter to the Editor
Ex-Lawyer Who Stole from Client Will Get New Trial – Toledo Blade
Mahoning Co. Judge Must Decide if Turning Key in Lock Is an Unreasonable Search – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Court Records: Phone Data Says Murder Suspect Was within Feet Where Body Was Found near Yellow Springs – Dayton Daily News
Girard Municipal Court Adds OVI Recover Court – Youngstown WKBN-TV
Mission Court Celebrates 4 Graduates – Delaware Gazette
South Euclid Council Reluctantly OKs $34,000 in Legal Fees for Judge’s Lawsuits – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Money Missing from Mount Vernon Municipal Court – Mount Vernon News
Ohio Senate President Pledges Action on Drug Sentencing Bill – Associated Press
Ohio Lawmakers Love Home Rule Only When It Benefits Their Constituents – Cleveland Plain Dealer Opinion
Ohio Lawmakers to Consider Bills Targeting Those Who Pay for or Profit from Sex Workers – Cleveland Scene
Changing Views on the Death Penalty – All Sides with Ann Fisher, Columbus WOSU Public Radio
Two Convicted Killers Explain Life after Murder as They Try to Re-Enter Society – Toledo Blade
K-9 Handlers Take Precautions to Keep Dogs Away from Opioids, Other Drugs – Cleveland WEWS-TV
Ohio Counties to Be Part of $350M Federal Opioid Study – Associated Press
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Lawsuit against Gun Manufacturer Brought by Sandy Hook Families – USA Today
The Harvard Law Student and DREAMer Whose Fate Could Be Decided by Supreme Court – NPR
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