JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Now, a federal judge has ruled against Ohio State University (OSU) in an important case involving former OSU Professor Mark Sullivan, who used the n-word in a class on dealing with offensive terms. Here is how the court described the background facts: “Crucial Conversations” used a practical, action-based pedagogy.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 12, 2023

“Ohio Supreme Court partially OKs ballot language for plan to make it harder to amend constitution”: Haley BeMiller of The Columbus Dispatch has this report on a per curiam opinion that a partially divided Supreme Court of Ohio issued today. Update : In other coverage, Andrew J.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Sixth Circuit reinstates Ohio State University’s Lanham Act and state law right-of-publicity claims against Redbubble : You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 29, 2022

50 years ago today, the Supreme Court in their opinion on Furman v. Does that mean that since Furman, states have perfected the death penalty, making the process consistent and nondiscriminatory as the Court ordered? The court said America wasn’t able to administer the death penalty fairly or reliably a half century ago.

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Above The Law

JULY 26, 2024

Ohio Supreme Court Rules "Boneless" Means Expect Bones Actually: They also can't differentiate between glorified chicken nuggets and fish fillets. The Call Is Coming From Inside The House: Kagan wishes her colleagues actually had to be ethical. Keep Your Eyes On Those Clerkships!

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 30, 2020

“Federal appeals court allows Gabriel Taye wrongful death lawsuit against CPS to go to trial”: Quinlan Bentley of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report. Jackie Salo of The New York Post reports that “ Parents of bullied 8-year-old who died of suicide can sue school district, court rules.”

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Law 360

MAY 23, 2024

A split Ohio Supreme Court unraveled a trial court ruling in favor of oil and gas rights owner Tera LLC that acted as the basis of a $40 million damages award against Gulfport Energy, reasoning Thursday that there is a "genuine issue of material fact" over the meaning of certain terms in parties' lease agreement.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A US federal court on Wednesday partially blocked enforcement of an Alabama law criminalizing absentee ballot assistance. The court sided with a coalition of plaintiffs who argued the law would violate the rights of disabled, blind, and low-literacy voters. The judge enjoined several sections of Senate Bill 1 (SB1).

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari in nine new cases, including two cases on liability shields for online platforms. Google , the court is asked to consider the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which broadly shields online platforms from liability for content posted by the platforms’ users.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 27, 2024

” The Ohio Supreme Court just ruled that selling a boneless chicken dish does not mean that it is boneless because it is referring to a “cooking style not a guarantee.” The Ohio Supreme Court just issued a ruling amplifying that rule in Berkheimer v. REKM L.L.C.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court says (Daniel Wiessner, Reuters) The post The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 23 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Ohio Supreme Court rules that "business interruption insurance" isn't so much "insurance" for "business interruptions." Supreme Court will return to announcing opinions live from the bench. Supreme Court will return to announcing opinions live from the bench. Washington Post ]. Bloomberg Law ].

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 4, 2022

The Model Rules and related comments make clear that a client has a right to terminate your relationship at any time. The Missouri Supreme Court emphasized this point in its landmark case In the Matter of Cupples. For instance, Ohio Supreme Court Ethics Op. Rule of Prof. They cannot be bought, sold, or traded.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]

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Law 360

APRIL 3, 2025

A Sixth Circuit panel affirmed an Ohio district court ruling holding that Antero Resources Corp. underpaid a class of Buckeye State landowners $10 million by improperly deducting costs from their natural gas royalties.

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Law 360

JUNE 14, 2023

The former president of two related pipeline companies was rightly awarded a $20 million share of the proceeds of the companies' sale, an Ohio state appeals court ruled Wednesday, because he had been promised as much by the firms' former owner before a third party bought the firms.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The ‘Reasonable Test’ Remains Universal Resources About the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. About the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Table of contents What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? The Reasonableness of a Fee When Are Legal Fees Earned? Are Fees Refundable? What Are Lawyer Flat Fees?

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 25, 2022

Share Federal courts employ the All Writs Act to serve countless ends, from assisting FBI investigations to prohibiting vexatious litigation to requiring Apple to access data. This statute, which was originally part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, empowers federal courts to “issue all writs” (i.e., Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

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Law 360

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled Monday that three Chubb units have no duty to defend Rite Aid in suits brought by Ohio counties over the costs of responding to the opioid epidemic, reversing a trial court's finding that the actions sought potentially covered damages.

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Yesterday, the Supreme Court released its opinion in National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor and Ohio v. Department of Labor.

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Intelligize Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

A constitutional ruling by an Alabama judicial body has the rest of the country wondering about its potentially widespread implications. We’re not talking about the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created through IVF are children , but another recent decision. Sound familiar? Earlier this month , the U.S.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 2, 2021

“They write the reports, they give the statements, and other people’s accounts are not taken seriously,” Philip Stinson , a criminology professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, told the Post. In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled in Graham v. But when it comes to using deadly force, officers have vast discretion.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. It was a big week for relists: On Friday, the court granted all four of last week’s new relists. McDonough , a case that asked the Supreme Court to overrule Chevron v. Most noteworthy here: In Buffington v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2021

This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider cases and statutes about suing various government entities, ranging from two counties to a state governor to the United States itself. The district court ruled that Ex parte Young applied because Congress’ approval of the compact made it binding federal law.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

United States considers constitutional limits to military courts’ jurisdiction over retired servicemembers. Begani was tried and convicted by court-martial. In his petition, Begani asks the Supreme Court to review this decision and to limit military jurisdiction over retirees. In 2011’s AT&T Mobility LLC v. Sundance, Inc.

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The Crime Report

JULY 30, 2021

“They write the reports, they give the statements, and other people’s accounts are not taken seriously,” Philip Stinson , a criminology professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, told the Post. In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled in Graham v. But when it comes to using deadly force, officers have vast discretion.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2022

He also confirmed that, to date, two bars have signed on with Decisis, the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), which began offering it to members last October, and the Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA), which started with the service on May 2. Pfeifer said there was no intent to hide the product’s relationship to RELX and LexisNexis.

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MARCH 30, 2022

The DOJ investigation found that city officials focused on “revenue over public safety, leading to court practices that violate the 14 th Amendment’s due process and equal protection requirements.”. Supreme Court Rulings. The authors said courts had long since underlined the Constitutional threat posed by these practices.

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SquirePattonBoggs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio and across the U.S., Ohio voters are reasonably anxious about casting their vote in-person—options one and two—as detailed in the A. Philip Randolph Institute of Ohio, et al. LaRose district court proceedings (Polster, J., District Court Enjoins Directive 2020-16.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The court denied cert on Monday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, filed an opinion dissenting from the court’s denial of summary vacatur.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 21, 2021

The shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, in Columbus, Ohio has sparked protests despite the police releasing a videotape that appeared to show Bryant moving to stab another girl. The incident has strikingly similar legal issues to the shooting of Adam Toledo in Chicago. ” That language is derived from Tennessee v. Garner , 471 U.S.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

Tracy Harpster, a deputy police chief from suburban Dayton, Ohio, was hunting for praise. But that hasn’t stopped some from promoting his methods and even deploying 911 call analysis in court to win convictions. She said she disguised 911 call analysis in court by “getting creative … without calling it ‘science.’”. “I

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Broadcast Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Tim Hagan, a former candidate for the for governor of Ohio, ran a campaign against incumbent Governor Robert Taft riffing off of the famed “AFLAC DUCK” commercials, in which a white duck repeatedly quacks the AFLAC insurance company’s name in a distinctive, nasal tone. One Quacky Dispute. And a Cease and Desist Letter….Priceless.

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JURIST

MARCH 29, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Friday that public universities cannot compel professors to respect student pronoun preferences. Per the court, such speech is protected under the First Amendment, particularly if pronoun preferences go against a professor’s religious or philosophical beliefs.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The Ohio Court of Appeals for the First District Friday rejected the state of Ohio’s request to remove an injunction against its anti-abortion law. The court rejected the claim on jurisdictional grounds. The results of the litigation, in both Ohio and in other states, remains to be seen.

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JURIST

APRIL 16, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld Ohio’s HB 214 law that prohibits doctors from performing an abortion with the knowledge that a women’s reason for terminating the pregnancy is a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis. The circuit split has increased the possibility of a Supreme Court review.

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JANUARY 1, 2023

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Friday that licensed physicians can legally perform abortions insofar as the fetus is less than 15 weeks old. In September 2022, a trial court ruled that a 1901 near-total abortion ban could be enforced following Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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