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MAGA Bullsh*tters Jacob Wohl And Jack Burkman Slapped With Very Real $5M FCC Fine

Above The Law

To go along with those felony indictments in Michigan and Ohio.

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Morning Docket: 05.30.2024

Above The Law

*Ohio moves to make it a felony for librarians to hand out "obscene" books. Weird thing to be sent to Cell Block 1 for. [ SLJ ] * In more reasonable news, New Hampshire strikes down law preventing educators from.teaching true and accurate information. ABA Journal ] *Plan on making a documentary?

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SPJ Condemns Arrest of Ohio Journalist Accused of Wiretapping

The Crime Report

The charge against him is a fourth-degree felony under Ohio law, which carries six to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Myers was covering a murder trial when his outlet was accused of wiretapping on Oct. 31 after his outlet posted audio leaked from the trial.

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Ohio Weighs Criminalizing Fertility Fraud

The Crime Report

In Ohio, where a doctor impregnating a patient with his own sperm without consent is legal in terms of a criminal offense, a bipartisan group of legislators have introduced House Bill 64 creating the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction. There is also a potential prison time of up to five years.

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Ohio Supreme Court Decides 65 Year Prison Sentence for Nursing Home Thief Will Stand

The Crime Report

The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided that the 65-year prison sentence given to a former nursing home aide who stole personal items from residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities should stand, Dan Trevas reports for Court News Ohio.

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The Prison Credential Dilemma

The Crime Report

Lindsay interviewed 50 formerly incarcerated men in Ohio about how they used their prison credentials in their job search strategies. In the article, Lindsay cites previous research that shows that white men with a felony are as likely to be called back by an employer as Black men without a felony record.

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Private Prisons Exert Dark Influence Over Carceral State: Paper

The Crime Report

have emerged as a powerful political voice and exerted an influence that has distorted justice systems across the country, according to an Ohio State University Legal Studies Research Paper. As a result, for-profit prison companies in the U.S.

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