Oct. 26, 2021
Ohio’s Execution Protocol Valid without Going through Rulemaking - Akron Legal News
New Online Tool Makes It Easier for Ohio DV Survivors to Petition for Protection Orders - Athens Messenger
Ohio Supreme Court Case Interviews Detail How Negotiations on Statehouse Maps Fell Apart - Columbus Dispatch
Lawyers Release Hours of Depositions in Ohio Redistricting Lawsuit - Columbus WOSU Public Radio
GOP Ducks Questions, Objects to Document Requests in Redistricting Lawsuits - Ohio Capital Journal
7th District: Youngstown Murder case Not Double Jeopardy - Akron Legal News
Ohio Appeals Court Orders Redo of Property’s $2.18M Value - Law360
Akron Man Sentenced for Deadly Arsons: ‘No One Will Have to Worry about Stanley Ford Doing Harm to Their Family’ - Cleveland WJW-TV
Hearing Set George Wagner IV in Connection to Rhoden Family Murder Case - Associated Press
Rape Suspect Wants Child Interviews Tossed - Lima News
Discovery Issues, DNA Testing Discussed at Hearing for Co-Defendant in Rowan Sweeney Case - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Judge Orders Competency Exam for Man Accused in Fatal Beating - Ashtabula Star Beacon
Following Man’s Traffic Court Conviction, His Attorney Threatens Federal Lawsuit against City for Dayton Police Action - Dayton Daily News
After a Mahoning Prosecutor Was Dismissed from a Murder Case, We Took a Closer Look at Where Other Cases Went Wrong - Mahoning Matters
2017 | State v. Katrina Layton - Mahoning Matters
Eviction Protections Are the Latest Safety Net to Erode as COVID-19 Rages on - Ohio Valley ReSource
First Female Judge in County History Not Seeking Another Term - Mansfield News Journal
Voices: SB 256 Provides Balance between Needs of Juveniles and Rights of Victims - Dayton Daily News Guest Column
Vaccination Status Impacts Jury Pools, Case Strategy - Bloomberg Law
Virus Cut Access to Courts but Opened Door to Virtual Future - Associated Press
More Lawsuits over Sex Abuse by Ohio State Doc are Dismissed - Columbus WBNS-TV
Oct. 25, 2021
Not So Fast: NASCAR Wants Ohio Supreme to Reverse Course on Business Tax Case - Columbus Dispatch
Regulator Improperly Granted Approval for FirstEnergy-Affiliate to Operate - Akron Legal News
Staying off the Sidelines: Judges as Agents for Justice System Reform - Yale Law Journal Guest Opinion
COVID-19 School Reopening Plan Leads to Lawsuit - Akron Legal News
Jury in Retrial of Cleveland Man Who Spent 45 Years in Prison Told of Alternate Suspect in Wife’s Killing - Cleveland.com
Death Sentence Overturned for Inmate Who Killed Elderly Hamilton Man in 2003 - Hamilton Journal-News
Pike County Massacre: Eldest Wagner Son Returns to Court - Cincinnati WXIX-TV
Why a Hamilton County Judge Released from Prison a Man Who Shot Someone in the Head - Cincinnati Enquirer
Local Judges Lend a Hand after Harrison County Official Dies - Martins Ferry Times Leader
Ohio Governor, Other Officials File Statements in Redistricting Case. Here’s What We Learned - Columbus Dispatch
‘Aisha’s Law’ on Domestic Violence Passed out of Committee - Ohio Capital Journal
To Get Ahead at Work, Lawyers Find It Helps to Actually Be at Work - New York Times
Ohio State University Tops Ohio Law Schools in Bar Exam Passage Rates for July Test - Crain’s Cleveland Business
Supreme Court Announces Eviction Diversion Program. Advocates Worry It’s Not Mandatory - Indianapolis Star
Oct. 22, 2021
Ohio’s High Court Upholds Sierah’s Law - Toledo Blade
Ohio Supreme Court: Sierah’s Law Can Be Applied Retroactively - Toledo WTOL-TV
Court Rules Past Violent Offenders Aren’t Grandfathered in for Registration - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Frenchko Seeks Attorney Fees, Other Expenses from Polivka - Warren Tribune Chronicle
Trumbull Commissioner Asks Supreme Court for Sanctions against Predecessor, Attorneys - Youngstown WFMJ-TV
Oral Argument Preview: Can Law Enforcement Search a Backpack Found in Plain View in a Residence without a Warrant? State of Ohio v. Kennedy M. Burroughs - Legally Speaking Ohio
State Redistricting Stumbles amidst Familiar Partisan Infighting - Ohio Capital Journal
Lima Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion - Lima News
Appeals Court Won’t Let Convicted Ex-Cuyahoga County Jail Director out of Jail during Appeal - Cleveland.com
Attorneys Not Ineffective in Medina Cty. Child Rape Case - Akron Legal News
Columbus Woman Convicted in 2002 Death of 9-Month-Old to Be Freed - Associated Press
North Linden Man Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole for 2018 Murder - Columbus Dispatch
Stiffer Sentence Sought for Rapper after Facebook Post - Youngstown Vindicator
Judge in Cleveland Tosses Boxer Adrien Broner in Jail over Probation Violation - Cleveland.com
West Chester Man Accused of Killing 4 Family Members Can Use Public Funds for Experts - Cincinnati Enquirer
Explainer: How Mental Illness Law Is Changing Ohio Death Row - Associated Press
Predicted Eviction Surge Has Yet to Materialize in Franklin County after Moratorium Lifted - Columbus Dispatch
Akron Muni Court Brings Halloween Weddings back from the Dead - Akron Legal News
Law Firms Promise Jobs before Law School in New Diversity Push - Reuters
More Workers Likely to Claim Commuter Tax Refunds for 2021; 2020 Still up in the Air - Columbus Dispatch
Attorneys Say Prosecutors Are Withholding Evidence in HB6 Case that Could Clear Statehouse Lobbyist in ‘Big Bribe’ - Cleveland.com
Delaware County Officials Sued over Alleged Racial Profiling in Traffic Stop - Columbus Dispatch
Oct. 21, 2021
Court Again Dismisses Cunningham’s Appeal - Youngstown Vindicator
Mark Lehner Appeals Sentence for Rape Conviction with Fifth District Court - Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Judge to Rule in Boardman Mask Lawsuit - Youngstown Vindicator
Defense Wants to Limit TAG Chief’s Testimony - Youngstown Vindicator
Nicholson to Judge…“What Would Socrates Do?” - CrawfordCountyNow.com
Team of Judges Appointed to Fill Bench Vacancy following Beetham Death - Steubenville WTOV-TV
Judge Jim O’Grady Tries to Put Lawsuit Settlements behind Him as He Seeks Reelection - Columbus Dispatch
End of the Line? Firebrand Suspended Lawyer Eric Deters Faces Contempt – and Maybe Jail - Louisville (KY) Courier Journal
Prosecutor: Victim of Roselawn Shooting Killed in the Middle of Crowded Bar - Cincinnati Enquirer
Child Abuse Reform Spurred by Death of Takoda Collins Advances - Dayton Daily News
Oct. 20, 2021
Oral Argument Preview: Is a Mistaken Belief that a Child Is Not Living with an Accused Abusive Parent Sufficient to Preserve Child Protection Caseworker Immunity? - Legally Speaking Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court to Hold Oral Arguments at UA - Akron Legal News
Death Penalty Affirmed for Lawrence County Man Who Confessed to Murders - Akron Legal News
Lethal Injection - Courthouse News Service Brief
NASCAR Tells Ohio Justices Viewership-Based Tax Can’t Stand - Law360
Ohio Supreme Court and UC Form Sentencing Data Partnership - Akron Legal News
Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine States He Will Not Recuse Himself from Redistricting Process - Lima Hometown Stations
Boardman Parents Sue over Masks - Youngstown Vindicator
Parent Group Files Lawsuit against Boardman Schools’ Mask Mandate - Youngstown WKBN-TV
False Rape Case Gets New Judge - Sandusky Register
Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Conneaut Man Accused of Rape, Murder of Baby - Cleveland WOIO-TV
Court-Ordered Takeover for Crime-Ridden Colonial Village Apartments Appealed by Owner - Columbus WSYX-TV
Oberlin Development Plan Being Challenged in Court - Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Lima Man Sentenced to 19 Years as Repeat Violent Offender - Lima News
Judge Orders New Trial for Man Whose Conviction Was Reversed in 1975 Cleveland Murder Case - Cleveland.com
Man Convicted of Killing Wife Fighting to Clear Name after Decades: I-Team - Cleveland WJW-TV
After Heartbreaks and Setbacks, a Family Is Born in Allen County - Lima News
Portman Exit Could Usher in New Era for Ohio Judicial Screening - Bloomberg Law
The Ohio AG Says Stings Rescue Trafficking Victims. Often that Means They’re Arrested - Yellow Springs WYSO Radio
Oct. 19, 2021
State’s Execution Protocol Valid without Going through Rulemaking Process, Ohio Supreme Court Rules - Cleveland.com
Ohio Supreme Court Says Prison Protocol for Executions Doesn’t Need Formal Rule Approval - Columbus Dispatch
High Court Rules Ohio’s Execution Method Not a Normal ‘Rule’ - Toledo Blade
Court Decision Means Fired Miami Twp. Police Officer Will Be Reinstated Nov. 8 - Dayton Daily News
Jefferson Twp. Composting Site Can Go Forward after Court Declines Case – Dayton Daily News
Oral Argument Preview: Was Warrantless, Suspicionless Search of Probationer’s Cell Phone Improper? State of Ohio v. Daniel J. Campbell - Legally Speaking Ohio
State Consumer Watchdog Is Calling for a Shake-up at PUCO - Statehouse News Bureau
In Court Filing, Ohio Democrats Say Republicans Didn’t Attempt to Make Fair State Legislative Maps - Cleveland.com
Supreme Court Justices Face Recusal Calls over New Legislative Maps - Statehouse News Bureau
Jobless Aid Cutoff Lawsuits Go on after Federal Programs’ End - Bloomberg Tax
Haywood Murder Trial Begins - Lisbon Morning Journal
Company Wants Court to Overturn Beavercreek Decision on Electronic Billboard - Dayton Daily News
Man Enters Guilty Plea but Maintains Innocence in 2018 Youngstown Shooting Death of Farrell Teen - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Explainer: How Mental Illness Law Is Changing Ohio Death Row - Associated Press
Voting Rights Coalition Pickets for Redistricting Transparency - Spectrum News
News Briefs: VA Employee Recipient of the Rita Gillick 2021 Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award - Chillicothe Gazette
Oct. 18, 2021
Court: Ohio Regulators Erred in OK’ing FirstEnergy Affiliate - Associated Press
Regulator Improperly Granted Approval for FirstEnergy Affiliate to Operate - Highland County Press
Closed Online School Cannot Challenge Order to Repay State $60M - Akron Legal News
Ohio Supreme Court Justice DeWine’s Refusal to Recuse from Lawsuit involving Father May Be Unprecedented - Cleveland.com
State Responds to Request for New Trial in 1998 Murder – Toledo Blade
Motions Pile up in False Rape Case - Sandusky Register
Lima Man Gets Prison Time following Obscenity-Laced Tirades - Lima News
Compassionate Justice Group Reports Findings - Yellow Springs News
Advocates Push Judges, Cuyahoga County Officials to Create Program to Work out Eviction Cases without Forced Move-Out - Cleveland.com
Voter Guide: Learn about the Candidates for Stow Municipal Judge, Clerk and Other Courts - Akron Beacon Journal
Portage County Municipal Court Judges Faces Challengers on the Nov. 2 Ballot - Ravenna Record-Courier
Mark Beetham - Weirton Daily Times Obituary
Longtime Clark County Municipal Court Clerk Dies - Dayton Daily News
Voters Have a Kettering Clerk of Court Choice for First Time in Years - Dayton Daily News
Petito Case Sparks Resurgence in Ohio Lawmakers’ Push for Vote on Aisha’s Law - Cleveland WJW-TV
Does Freedom of Speech Apply to Speaking at a Public Meeting? Mandel Incident at Lakota Raises Question - Hamilton Journal-News
Eric Deters, Kentucky Bar Bad Boy, Interjects Himself in Anti-Vaccine Lawsuits - Cincinnati.com
Ohio Teacher Fired after Sharing ‘Religious Event’ Loses Appeal - Bloomberg Law
Jewish Organizations Join to Urge Supreme Court to Review Terror-Financing Case - Cleveland Jewish News
The Secret Supreme Court: Late Nights, Courtesy Votes and the Unwritten 6-Vote Rule - CNN
A Supreme Court Justice Hiked 185 Miles to Save Washington’s C&O Canal from Becoming a Highway - Washington Post
Oct. 15, 2021
Supreme Court Says PUCO Didn’t Do Enough to Explain Approval of FirstEnergy Affiliate - Statehouse News Bureau
Ohio Supreme Court Rules FirstEnergy Advisor Approval Was Improper - Crain’s Cleveland Business
Rethinking Courts New Tech Aids Public’s Interaction with the Justice System - Akron Legal News
New Magistrates Welcome Shared Learning Experience - Highland County Press
Portage R.I.S.E. Drug Court Receives Final State Certification – Ravenna Record-Courier
Ohio Supreme Court Can Rectify Failed, Unconstitutional Redistricting: J. Bennett Guess - Cleveland.com Guest Opinion
Lucas County Prosecutor Opposes Motion for New Trial in ‘Guilty without Proof’ Case - Toledo WTOL-TV
Bond Significantly Lowered for Young Lima Rape Suspect - Lima News
3 Akron Legal Professionals Inducted into OSBF Fellows Class - Akron Legal News
Ohio Republicans Push to Waive Training, Permit Requirements to Carry Concealed Guns - Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House Dems Demand Justice for Sexual Abuse Survivors - Spectrum News
‘Shameful’: Ohio Remaining State where Strangulation Isn’t a Felony - Cleveland WJW-TV
After Death of Gabby Petito, Ohio Rep Wants Domestic Violence Law - Patch.com
Columbus Police Create New Unit to Help Victims, Witnesses Impacted by Violent Crimes - Columbus WSYX-TV
Former Agency Director Gets 90 Days Behind Bars for Scheme Linked to Former Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson - Cleveland.com
Your Legal Rights | Will the Supreme Court Hear Any Major Cases in This Term? - Mahoning Matters | Your Legal Rights Guest Column
Oct. 14, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Says PUCO Improperly Gave FirstEnergy Subsidiary Approval to Operate - Cleveland.com
PUCO Shouldn’t Have Approved FirstEnergy Affiliate, Ohio Supreme Court Rules - Cincinnati Enquirer
University of Akron to Host Ohio Supreme Court’s First Off-Site Session Since the Pandemic - Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio Republicans Want Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner off Redistricting Lawsuit - Cleveland.com
Ohio GOP Calls on Justice Jennifer Brunner to Recuse Herself from Redistricting Cases – Cincinnati Enquirer
Is Anyone Buying the Republican Party’s Diversion Tactic on Justice DeWine’s Conflict of Interest? This Week in the CLE - Cleveland.com This Week in the CLE Podcast
Lucas County Prosecutor Faces Thursday Deadline to Respond to New Trial in ‘Guilty without Proof’ Case - Toledo WTOL-TV
Attorney Argues Client’s Traffic Stop Was Unconstitutional - Lima News
Kirby Trial: Jurors Hear Testimony of Severe Injuries - Lisbon Morning Journal
Court Hearing for Conneaut Man Accused of Raping, Murdering Girlfriend’s Daughter in 2017 - Cleveland WOIO-TV
Disappointed Medicaid Bidder Focuses on Inconsistencies - Ohio Capital Journal
Paramount Claims Bias in Trial against Medicaid after Loss of $22 Billion Contract - Toledo Blade
Judge Again Denies Indigent Status to Convicted Former Trustee - Logan Daily News
Retired Cleveland Police Officer Owes IRS More than $235,000 in Taxes from His Security Business - Cleveland.com
Aleksander Shul Sues University Heights in Federal Court - Cleveland Jewish News
Pharmacies Face 1st Trial over Role in Opioid Crisis - Associated Press
Judge Stops United Airlines from Putting Unvaccinated Workers on Leave - Cleveland WJW-TV
Justices Divide Sharply on Reinstating Boston Marathon Bomber Death Sentence - ABC News
SCOTUS Changed Oral Arguments in Part Because Female Justices Were Interrupted, Sotomayor Says - CNN
Stephen Breyer Says Now Isn’t the Time to Lose Faith in the Supreme Court - CNN
Oct. 13, 2021
Merit Decision: Court Nixes Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Case. Johnson v. Abdullah - Legally Speaking Ohio
Mom’s Cocaine Conviction Vacated for State’s Failure to Establish Venue - Akron Legal News
Groups Urge Court to Hear Appeal on Ohio Ending Extra Unemployment Benefits - The Center Square
Ohio Urges High Court to Reject VW’s Emissions Suit Appeal - Law360
Supreme Court, UC Form Sentencing Data Partnership – Highland County Press
Ohio Attorneys Prohibited from Using National Trade Names Tied to Non-Lawyer Businesses - Crain’s Cleveland Business
Bond Raised on Defendant for Threatening Victim - Crawford County Now
East Toledo Days Inn Posts $100K Bond after Judge Orders Year-Long Closure due to Crime, Code Violations - Toledo WTOL-TV
Community Mourning Loss of Judge T. Mark Beetham - Martins Ferry Times Leader
Judge T. Mark Beetham - New Philadelphia Times Reporter Obituary
Butler County Assistant Prosecutor Leaving Job after 14 Years Talks about Cases that Stayed with Her - Hamilton Journal-News
Former Attorney Slain Behind His South Linden Home Likely Was Robbery Victim, Police Say - Columbus Dispatch
House Bill 6 Lobbying: Push by Lawyers, Others on FirstEnergy Solution’s Team Detailed in Filing - Columbus Dispatch
Vaccine Mandate Bill Stalls in Ohio House - Toledo Blade
Ohio Law Permits Marital Rape in Some Cases. One Survivor Says the System Is Failing Them. - Columbus Dispatch
Chains Ask Judge to Limit DEA Testimony - Warren Tribune Chronicle
For First Time, Lawmakers Aim for Legislative Delphi Salaried Solution - Dayton Daily News
Oct. 12, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Reaffirms Employer’s Right to Raise Voluntary Abandonment - National Law Review
October Disciplinary Hearings Listed by Conduct Board - Highland County Press
Ohio Redistricting Commission Members Can Be Deposed - The Center Square
P.G. Sittenfeld’s Bump Stock Ban Legislation Cost Cincinnati Taxpayers $235,000 - Cincinnati Enquirer
Ronald ‘Donnie’ Stevens Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Teenage Boys – Toledo WTOL-TV
Greene County Sex Offender Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Failing to Register Address - Dayton Daily News
In Officer’s ‘False’ Rape Case, Prosecutors Want Previous Allegations against Suspect Withheld - Ohio Capital Journal
Man Involved in Youngstown Murder Case Arrested Again - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Cleveland Attorney to Represent Dayton Paraplegic Man Who Was Dragged from Car by Police Officers - Cleveland WOIO-TV
Most Elected State Officials Opting out of DeWine’s $1,000 Employee Vaccine Incentive Program - Cleveland.com
Edwards Introduces Ohio Bill to Study Childhood Trauma - Athens News
Biden’s Options to Stop Eviction Spike Limited if Vouchers Fail - Bloomberg Law
‘The Hill We Climb,’ A New Art Show, Opens at Medina Library - Cleveland.com
Oct. 11, 2021
Editorial: Database Can Bring Fairer Sentencing - Toledo Blade Editorial
Ohio Supreme Court Says GOP Redistricting Officials Can Be Questioned in 3 Lawsuits over New Map - Statehouse News Bureau
Redistricting Court Challenges Move Forward - Ohio Capital Journal
Both Sides Joust over Legal Technicalities in Redistricting Lawsuits - Toledo Blade
CP Case Going to Mediation – Sandusky Register
Dispute between Prosecutor Gains, Desmond Heads to Court - Youngstown Vindicator
Judge Quits False Rape Trial - Sandusky Register
Judge Unseals Facebook Posts in Gibson’s Case - Oberlin Review
Mahoning County Judge Postpones Sentencing in Gun Case after Questions over Parole Status - Youngstown WKBN-TV
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Three Cleveland Killings, including 12-Year-Old Boy Killed by Stray Bullet - Cleveland.com
Third Cuyahoga County Judge in Two Weeks Has Died - Spectrum News
Cuyahoga County to Raise Pay for Juvenile Detention Center Officers after Judge Warns of ‘Crisis’ - Cleveland.com
‘Everybody Is Failing Us’: Strauss Victims Offended by Admission that Bill to Help Them Was Never Intended to Pass - Columbus Dispatch
Issue 3 Explained: Cincinnati Leaders Who Violate Open Records and Meeting Laws Would Pay - Cincinnati Enquirer
We Don’t Need a 300-Bed Jail - Ashtabula Star Beacon Letter to the Editor
Former Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson Sentenced to Six Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay More than $740,000 in Restitution - Cleveland.com
Ex-Cleveland Council Member Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison - Associated Press
Some WMU Student Athletes Thrilled after Federal Appeals Court Rules on Vaccine Mandate - Kalamazoo (MI) WWMT-TV
How U.S. Sexual-Harassment Law Encourages a Culture of Victim Blaming - Time.com
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