SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Supreme Court Indefinitely Suspends Law License of Girard Man – Youngstown Vindicator
Changes Could Allow Review of Grand Jury Proceedings in Fatal Police Shootings – Columbus Dispatch
Former Ohio State Doctor Gets $100,000 in Age Discrimination Settlement – Columbus Dispatch
Cuyahoga County Judges to Receive Justice Department’s Highest Award – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Municipal Judge Ed Wade Dies of Prostate Cancer – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus Attorney Earns National Award for His Service to the Legal Field – Columbus Daily Reporter
Chillicothe Municipal Drug Court Receives Certification – Chillicothe WKKJ-FM
Lake County’s Forum on Race Relations Tuesday Focuses on Criminal Justice System – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wood Co. Sheriff: Jail Too Cramped – Toledo Blade
Court Rules that Incompetent Attorney Can’t Be Held Liable for Client’s Unpaid Taxes – Columbus Daily Reporter
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Supreme Court Asked to Reconsider Decision in Mercer County Foster Adoption Case – Lima News
State Releases Redacted Autopsies for 8 Ohio Slaying Victims – Associated Press
High Praise – Second Item, Crain’s Cleveland Business Editorial
Community Control Violation Hearings – Highland County Press Justice Pfeifer Column
High-Profile Trial Judge Makes Another Run – Toledo Blade
Special Courts for Addicts Push Treatment First, Jail as Last Result – GateHouse Media
Recovering Addicts Credit Justice System – Marion Star
Heroin Overdose Recuse Efforts Spur Growing U.S. Backlash – Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Sentencing Law Could Free Hundreds in Ohio – Columbus Dispatch
Court Leader or Leading Dissenter? Chief Justice’s Fate Tied to Election – New York Times
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Appeals court: Ohio elections chief wrongly purged voters – Associated Press
Ohio State Bar Association honors 3 area lawyers – Lima News
Larry Poulos to receive professionalism award – Akron Legal News
Candidates make the case – Ironton Tribune
Begin the Conversation forum at Harvey High set to discuss justice in Lake County – Willoughby News-Herald
Six-figure grant to assist recovery of Trumbull Drug Court participants – Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Filing says judge indicated ruling against Danny Lee Hill retrial – Youngstown Vindicator
Father, son plan to act as own attorneys – Toledo Blade
Addicted moms often torn between treatment, kids – Columbus Dispatch
Meet the judge who just released 200 secret government surveillance requests – Washington Post
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Ohio Supreme Court makes it official: Norwood won’t vote on decriminalizing marijuana – Cincinnati WVXU-FM
Overmyer will not oppose possible suspension – Fremont News-Messenger
Heroin forcing changes in justice system – Marion Star
Heroin addicts find help at their lowest in unique treatment program – Columbus Dispatch
Feds announce groundbreaking carfentanil indictments in Cincinnati – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
When opiate addicts are out, they have one choice: get help, or get more – Toledo City Paper
Residents demand body cameras for officers sooner in light of shooting of Tyre King – Columbus Dispatch
Graves: Another courtroom battle brewing in Rhoden case? – Cincinnati Enquirer
Cuyahoga County jail adding video visitation, online commissary – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Summit County Juvenile Court seeking volunteers for Teen Court program – Cleveland Plain Dealer
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
High court shoots down request for referendum – Dublin Villager
Ohio Supreme Court orders all proceedings in Allen County be stayed pending its final decision in the Maddy Case – Celina WCSM-AM
Court OKs rule that lets Ohio attorneys advise on pot law – Associated Press
Cynthia Rice for Ohio Supreme Court – Canton Repository editorial
Judge DeWine visits Sidney – Sidney Daily News
First of four candidates nights is set for Sept. 27 – Canal Winchester News
Akron Law unveils new BA/JD program – Akron Legal News
Law enforcement revise tactics in face of heroin epidemic – Columbus Dispatch
A wake-up call on the junk science infesting our courtrooms – Washington Post op-ed column
Proposed juvenile court work reviewed – Findlay Courier
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Ohio Supreme Court sides with longtime mineral rights holders – Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Ohio dormant mineral rights ruling reversed – Farm and Dairy
Pat Fischer for Ohio Supreme Court – Canton Repository editorial
Free planning workshop (second brief) – Akron Beacon Journal
Trash-filled properties spark court program to help hoarders – Columbus WSYX-TV
Cuyahoga County starts review of bail systems – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judge denies intervention in WLW radio personality’s drug case – Dayton Daily News
Judge dismisses Tracie Hunter’s federal lawsuit against Hamilton County leaders – Cincinnati WCPO-TV
As heroin wrecks lives, addicts’ parents fight shame, fear – Columbus Dispatch
Lawyer questions release of Columbus robbery suspect’s juvenile records – Associated Press
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Supreme Court: Upper Arlington must hold election for council seat – Upper Arlington News
9th District partially reverses Jehovah’s Witnesses molestation suit – Akron Legal News
Chief Justice: Get out, vote for judges (and tell others, too) – Aurora Advocate
The recreational user law (J. Pfeifer column) – Highland County Press
Top court justice makes homecoming trip to Valley – Youngstown Vindicator
Ohio Supreme Court Justice speaks to Lordstown students – Youngstown WYTV-TV
Parents’ heroin addictions puts too many kids in foster care – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio at epicenter of heroin epidemic killing thousands – Columbus Dispatch
Pain-care lobby gave $3.5M in Ohio as opioid deaths climbed – Associated Press
Open doors bring history to life – Licking County News
Court-appointed advocate serves those who need ‘one constant adult’ – Columbus Dispatch
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Supreme Court of Ohio: Accused Murderer Can Go to Trial for a Fourth Time – Columbus Daily Reporter
Complaint Filed Against Niles Law Director J. Terrence Dull – Youngstown Vindicator
Supreme Court Seeks Comment on How Cases Should be Assigned to Judges – Columbus Daily Reporter
Ohio Supreme Justice Maureen O’Connor Calls the Opioid Problem an Elephant and an Octopus – Kent WKSU Radio
Court Rules Criminal Record of Man Who Tried to Kill Two Police Officers Will Remain Sealed – Toledo Legal News
Akron Construction Company Sues UA and Subcontractor for Breaking Contract – Akron Beacon Journal
Judges Sentencing Offenders to Animal Cruelty Prevention Class – Second Item, Akron.com
Judge Sentences Woman Who OD’d in Car – Associated Press
Restraining Order Approved; Franklin County Shelter Won’t Euthanize Dogs – Columbus Dispatch
Drug Dealer Loses Appeal as Court Says Officers Executed Search Warrant Properly – Toledo Legal News
Former Prison Inmate Awarded $3 Million in Lawsuit Against State over Pain Management – Columbus Dispatch
Sheriff Investigates Theft of Records Related to Lawsuit – Dayton Daily News
Summit County Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio Receives Ohio Bar’s Moyer Judicial Excellence Award – Cleveland Plain Dealer
BakerHostetler Law Firm Marks a Century of Civic-Minded Legal Work in Cleveland – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Akron Bar Incubator: Support for Law Practice Start-Ups – Akron Legal News
Ohio Innocence Project Lands $15 Million Donation – Columbus Daily Reporter
We Should Elect Supreme Court Justices – USA Today Column
Our Constitution Will Survive This, Too – Cincinnati Enquirer Column
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Ohio Court Nixes Complaint over Cleveland Minimum Wage Issue – Akron Beacon Journal
Supreme Court Flushes County Charters Yet Again – Athens News
Ohio Supreme Court Keeps Anti-Fracking Measures off Ballot – Midwest Energy News
Panel to Decide Overmyer’s Fate – Sandusky Register
McKernan Requests Move to New York, Cites Social Media Threats – Massillon Independent
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Niles Law Director Complain – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Ohio Bar Moves to Disbar Former Cuyahoga County Judge Lance Mason, Convicted of Beating Wife – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judge Dismisses Union Lawsuit Seeking to Halt Prison Farm Sale – Columbus Dispatch
Akron Settles Federal Lawsuit Involving Treatment of Homeless Citizens – Akron Beacon Journal
Split Appellate Court Rules Against Nationwide in Data Breach Case – Columbus Daily Reporter
Cuyahoga County Watchdog Needs Higher Standards, Andrea Nelson Moore’s Case Shows – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial
Former Assistant Prosecutor Indicted in Crash, Accused of Driving Drunk – Columbus Dispatch
Sentencing Laws Out of Whack – Columbus Dispatch Letter to the Editor
Proposed Legislation Would Update Ohio’s Probate and Estate Laws – Columbus Daily Reporter
Bill Would Make Distribution of Sexually Explicit, Private Photos a Misdemeanor – Columbus Daily Reporter
The High Court Declines to Stay Ohio Early Voting and Same-Day Registration Case – National Review
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Supreme Court Rules Man Can Face Fifth Trial in 2002 Murder – Youngstown Vindicator
Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Former Cuyahoga Board of Revision Officer Who Falsified Timesheets – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Death Penalty Upheld for Man in Fairfield Murder, Killing of Witness – Dayton Daily News
3-Judge Panel Will Rule on Sheriff’s Suspension – Toledo Blade
Ohio Officials Appeal Abortion Clinic Ruling – Toledo Blade
Driver License Suspensions No Longer Required for Some Drug Charges – Columbus Dispatch
Family Drug Court Receives $600,000 Grant – Dayton Daily News
Truancy Court Entering Second Year – Findlay Courier
Several Websites Designed to Inform Voters on Judicial Candidates at All Levels – Columbus Daily Reporter
Ohio Supreme Court Candidate Cynthia Rice Missed Deadlines for Campaign Finance Reports – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Courts Uphold Trimming of Ohioans’ Voting Rights – Columbus Dispatch
Don’t Toss Ballots for Typos, Appeals Court Says – Cincinnati Enquirer
U.S. Appellate Panel Says Some Ohio Voting Restrictions Unfair, but Restores Others – Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Ohio Law Makes Abusing Pets a Felony Crime – Associated Press
Clarity, Logic and Transparency Are Needed in Planning Future of Justice Center – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Veteran Federal Judge Blasts Ruling that Will Disenfranchise Poor, Black Ohio Voters – Huffington Post
Civil-Rights Attorney Michelle Alexander Wins $250,000 Heinz Award – Columbus Dispatch
Know and Demand Your Rights – Portsmouth Daily Times Column
Report Shows How Juvenile Courts Put Financial Strain on Families – Columbus Daily Reporter
How Artificial Intelligence Relates to the Legal Profession – Akron Legal News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Ohio to Fight Ruling that State Abortion Regulation is Unconstitutional – Cleveland Plain Dealer
9th District: Following a Car at Slow Speed Not Domestic Violence – Akron Legal News
New Phila Law Director Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit over City Utilities – New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Fired Ohio State Band Director Appeals in 2nd Lawsuit – Associated Press
Longer Terms for Presiding and Administrative Judges Proposed – Columbus Dispatch
Ethics Takes Center Stage for Judges Visiting OSF – Medford (Ore.) Mail Tribune
Supreme Court Candidates Sign Pledges to Run Clean Campaigns – Columbus Daily Reporter
Supreme Court Candidate Stops in City – Findlay Courier
Ex-Attorney Pleads Guilty to Hypnotizing Women for Sexual Purposes – Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Justice Insider: Judgment Day – Second & Third Items, Columbus Dispatch
County Receives $600K Grant for New Family Treatment Court – Dayton Daily News
Capital University Law School Clinic Affords Invaluable Experience to Law Students – Columbus Daily Reporter
Judge: Company Can’t Make Personal Injury Claim – Athens Messenger
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Meigs Commissioners Vote to Put Charter on Ballot, Protest Filed – Athens Messenger
Traffic Cameras to Return to Akron School Zones on Monday – Akron Beacon Journal
Judge Denies Motion for Change of Venue in Seman Case – Youngstown Vindicator
Attorneys Are Moving Slowly in Pot Industry – Crain’s Cleveland Business
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Highland County Press Justice P. Pfeifer Column
Conservative DeWine Touts Trial Court Experience – Toledo Blade
Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Attorney’s Office – Newark Advocate
As Baby Boomers Gray, Law Field Could Face a Tsunami of Retirements – Columbus Daily Reporter
Scott Sworn in as Magistrate – Portsmouth Daily Times
Licking County Courthouse Opens Doors for History Lesson – Columbus Dispatch
Death Penalty Hangs in Limbo – Youngstown Vindicator Column
Death Penalty Is in Decline, but Problems Remain – Columbus Dispatch Column
As Brock Turner Registers as a Sex Offender, Here’s a Look at How It Works in Ohio – Associated Press
A Group of 21 Young People Are Waging an Unprecedented Legal Battle Against the U.S. Government over Climate Change – Sierra Club
Minority Youths Mistrust Police. A Brooklyn High School Has a Plan. – New York Times
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