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US federal judge blocks Ohio law banning foreign electoral donations over free speech concerns

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A US Federal District Court judge granted a preliminary injunction on Saturday that blocks the enforcement of a law that would prevent foreign nationals from donating to state election campaigns in Ohio due to that law’s infringement on the free speech rights of lawful permanent residents (LPRs).

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“Ohio appeals court tosses out ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors”

HowAppealing

MARCH 18, 2025

“Ohio appeals court tosses out ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors”: Haley BeMiller of The Columbus Dispatch has this report. Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade reports that “ Appeals court strikes down Ohio ban on gender-affirming medications for minors.”

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Ohio Governor signs legislation preventing discrimination in caregiving on the basis of disability

JURIST

JANUARY 2, 2023

Ohio Governor Mark DeWine Monday signed Senate Bill 202 , which prohibits authorities from denying or limiting participation in parenting activities on the sole basis of disability. ” The post Ohio Governor signs legislation preventing discrimination in caregiving on the basis of disability appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Ohio AG seeks to have Google declared public utility

JURIST

JUNE 9, 2021

Ohio’s attorney general on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare Google a public utility and/or a common carrier under Ohio common law. ” The complaint alleges that Google is the most visited website in Ohio, dominates the search engine market in Ohio, and is offered indiscriminately to the people of Ohio.

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ACLU challenges newly drawn Ohio legislative districts

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the newly draw legislative districts enacted last week in Ohio. In recent years, Ohio has faced several changes and challenges to its process for drawing legislative districts.

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Ohio top court dismisses challenges to congressional maps

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Supreme Court of Ohio granted motions to dismiss two challenges to congressional maps on Thursday, upholding the use of maps that have previously been deemed unconstitutional. LaRose , and another dismissal in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose , and another dismissal in League of Women Voters of Ohio v.

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Ohio Supreme Court says insurance policy does not cover ransomware attack on software

JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday unanimously overruled a judgment of the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals and moved that there must be “direct” physical loss or physical damage in the company’s computer software for insurance policy coverage.

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Ohio voters challenge newly drawn congressional map

JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The National Redistricting Action Fund (NRAF) and 12 Ohio voters Monday challenged Ohio’s 2021 congressional redistricting map as violating Article XIX of the Ohio Constitution, which provides strict anti-gerrymandering requirements. The congressional map was signed into law by Governor DeWine on Saturday.

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Justices decline to reinstate Ohio man’s attempted murder conviction

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea to reinstate an Ohio mans conviction for attempted murder. The post Justices decline to reinstate Ohio mans attempted murder conviction appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Thomas was sharply critical of the Cincinnati-based U.S. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court.

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Federal appeals court rules Libertarian party has no right to representation on Ohio Elections Commission

JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday ruled an Ohio state law mandating the political affiliation of members of the Ohio Elections Commission (OEC) is not unconstitutional. The law mandates the installation of three members from each of the two major political parties in the Ohio state legislature and one unaffiliated member.

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Ohio Senate passes bill allowing school staff to carry firearms

JURIST

JUNE 3, 2022

The Ohio Senate Wednesday passed House Bill 99, which will allow teachers and school staff to carry firearms in schools , with 23 votes in favor and nine against. If House Bill 99 becomes law, Ohio districts will have the discretion to decide whether or not teachers and school staff in their district can be armed in schools.

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Ohio Supreme Court rejects Republican redistricting map for third time

JURIST

MARCH 18, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Republican redistricting maps for a third time. The 4-3 ruling, which suggested that the map was politically biased, will likely cause delays in Ohio’s upcoming primary election. Ohio election officials have estimated that delaying the primary vote may cost the state up to $20 million.

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Ohio Supreme Court orders change to proposed constitutional amendment language on ballot

JURIST

JUNE 13, 2023

The Ohio Supreme Court ordered the state’s ballot board on Monday to reword a proposed constitutional amendment set to appear on voters’ ballots this August. House Joint Resolution 1 , sponsored by Ohio State Representative Brian Stewart , passed the Ohio House by a vote of 62 to 37 in May.

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Ohio legislature advances joint resolution to raise threshold to enact a constitutional amendment

JURIST

MAY 10, 2023

The Ohio General Assembly advanced on Wednesday Senate Joint Resolution 2 which would raise the required threshold from 50 percent to 60 percent to enact a constitutional amendment. The resolution would require a vote of at least 60 percent of electors to approve any constitutional amendment to the Ohio Constitution.

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US federal judge upholds Ohio school district’s gender-inclusive bathroom policy

JURIST

AUGUST 8, 2023

A US federal judge rejected a lawsuit on Monday brought by parents and students of an Ohio school district that challenged the school district’s bathroom policy. The state trial, regarding the potential Ohio Open Meetings Act violation, will take place on January 17, 2024.

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Columbus Ohio reaches $5.75M settlement agreement with those injured in 2020 summer protests

JURIST

DECEMBER 11, 2021

The city of Columbus, Ohio, Thursday reported that it had struck an agreement to pay $5.75 The plaintiffs claimed that officers with the Columbus Police Division used excessive force against them and violated their constitutional rights in a lawsuit filed last year in the US District Court in the Southern District of Ohio.

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Former Ohio Speaker of the House sentenced to 20 years in prison for racketeering and bribery

JURIST

JUNE 30, 2023

An Ohio federal court sentenced former Ohio Republican Speaker of the House Larry Householder on Thursday to 20 years in prison for leading a complex racketeering and bribery scheme. Matt Borges, former Ohio Republican Party Chair, was also sentenced to five years in prison Friday for his role in the scheme.

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Ohio governor signs bill allowing school staff to carry guns without peace officer training

JURIST

JUNE 14, 2022

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill Monday that allows school districts to authorize teachers, principals, bus drivers, custodial staff and other employees to carry guns while at work. ” The post Ohio governor signs bill allowing school staff to carry guns without peace officer training appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Ohio governor signs law requiring photo ID for in-person voting

JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2023

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Friday signed a bill into law that requires photo ID for in-person voters. DeWine declared the controversial matter of election integrity to be “settled” in Ohio and thanked the State Assembly for keeping absentee voting in the bill and increasing photo ID access for voters.

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US federal judge enjoins Ohio state court from withholding publication of e-filed complaints

JURIST

MARCH 22, 2023

The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against the Clerk of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas for withholding e-filed civil complaints from public view during a “clerk review” process.

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Ohio woman pleads guilty to adoption-fraud scheme that led to hospitalization of Polish child

JURIST

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An Ohio woman pleaded guilty to defrauding the US and Polish governments in connection with an illicit adoption to a convicted criminal that resulted in the hospitalization of a child, according to court documents obtained Monday by JURIST.

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Ohio governor signs bill expanding ‘stand your ground’ rights

JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a “stand your ground” bill into law Monday, eliminating an individual’s duty to retreat from any place where she is permitted to be before using force to protect herself.

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Ohio Supreme Court finds congressional district plan unconstitutional

JURIST

JULY 19, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday held that the state congressional district plan violates the Ohio Constitution. The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted the congressional district plan at issue in March. The Ohio Constitution states that if the legislature passes a district plan, it cannot unduly favor a political party.

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5 Ohio Law Schools Drop Their Diversity Scholarships And Programs

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The post 5 Ohio Law Schools Drop Their Diversity Scholarships And Programs appeared first on Above the Law. Nice while it lasted.

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JD Vance’s Yale Law Classmates Donate Money To Undo His Damage To The Springfield, Ohio, Haitian Community

Above The Law

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The post JD Vance’s Yale Law Classmates Donate Money To Undo His Damage To The Springfield, Ohio, Haitian Community appeared first on Above the Law. Not all Yale Law graduates support the Republican vice-presidential candidate's debunked rumors concerning the stealing and eating of pets.

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Is there anything good about Parma Ohio?

Patently O

OCTOBER 11, 2022

City of Parma Ohio. The case involves Anthony Novak who created a parody Facebook page to mock his the local police department in Parma, Ohio. City of Parma, Ohio , 33 F.4th I feel compelled to mention that I spent a summer living in Parma Ohio (in one of the houses below). If not, please do it is a total classic.

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Court appears likely to side with straight woman in reverse discrimination suit

SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday was sympathetic to an Ohio woman who alleges that she was the victim of reverse discrimination. Ames went to work in 2004 as an executive secretary at the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Representing the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Ohio Solicitor General T.

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US appeals court grants rehearing to Ohio ballot initiative case

JURIST

JUNE 18, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Monday granted an en banc rehearing for a case about procedures for Ohio citizens proposing Ohio constitutional amendments through ballot initiatives. It found that one alternative could be moving the Ohio Attorney General’s summary approval to after the 400,000 signature deadline.

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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight women in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Department of Ohio Youth Services , a case in which the Court has been asked to clarify the requirements for majority-group plaintiffs bringing employment discrimination claims. Gaiser maintained that Ohio agrees it is wrong to hold some litigants to a higher standard but that the Sixth Circuit did not do that to Ames.

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“Justice DeWine seeks second term on Ohio Supreme Court”

HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

“Justice DeWine seeks second term on Ohio Supreme Court”: Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade has this report. The post “Justice DeWine seeks second term on Ohio Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“A Pivotal Pick for the Ohio Supreme Court; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s appointment to the Supreme Court will determine the orientation of the Ohio Supreme Court”

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

“A Pivotal Pick for the Ohio Supreme Court; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s appointment to the Supreme Court will determine the orientation of the Ohio Supreme Court”: Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

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Court of Appeals of Ohio Finds Blanket Ban on Recross-Examination Was Improper

EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, Ohio. Federal Rule of Evidence 611(b) states that Cross-examination should not go beyond the subject matter of the direct examination and matters affecting the witness’s credibility. The court may allow inquiry into additional matters as if on direct examination.

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Ohio Thinks Requiring That Getting Your Kid’s Genitals Checked To ‘Own The Libs’ Is Totally Fine And Okay

Above The Law

JUNE 3, 2022

The post Ohio Thinks Requiring That Getting Your Kid’s Genitals Checked To ‘Own The Libs’ Is Totally Fine And Okay appeared first on Above the Law. Great pass on the field, Michael. By the way, are you passing for anything else?

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Ohio Lawyer Disbarred After Stealing Nearly A Million Dollars From Clients

Above The Law

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The post Ohio Lawyer Disbarred After Stealing Nearly A Million Dollars From Clients appeared first on Above the Law. Not a good look for the profession.

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3 pharmacy chains found liable in opioid epidemic in Ohio case

ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Federal jurors in Cleveland on Tuesday found that CVS, Walgreens and Walmart are liable for contributing to the opioid epidemic in two Ohio counties.

Marc Jacobs, Ohio State University Both Want Trademark Registrations for the Word “The”

The Fashion Law

APRIL 26, 2021

A quiet conflict that has pitted two pending trademark applications against one another over the past year has resulted in a formal scuffle between Marc Jacobs and The Ohio State University (“OSU”).

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This Is Really, Really Dumb: Ohio Court Says Google May Be A Common Carrier

Above The Law

MAY 27, 2022

The post This Is Really, Really Dumb: Ohio Court Says Google May Be A Common Carrier appeared first on Above the Law. There’s a lot of nonsense in the ruling.

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“Ohio Northern sues professor for having the audacity to defend his rights in court; After terminating Scott Gerber without telling him why, Ohio Northern University filed a lawsuit to shut him up”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

“Ohio Northern sues professor for having the audacity to defend his rights in court; After terminating Scott Gerber without telling him why, Ohio Northern University filed a lawsuit to shut him up”: Zach Greenberg has this post online at the website of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

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Ohio Supreme Court rules judges not required to defer to state agency interpretations of ambiguous laws

JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Ohio courts do not have to defer to a state agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous law. The Ohio Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors declined to authorize TWISM Enterprises, L.L.C. The court held that Ohio law precludes mandatory deference.

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“No insurance coverage for business COVID losses, says Ohio top court”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“No insurance coverage for business COVID losses, says Ohio top court”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Ohio issued yesterday. The post “No insurance coverage for business COVID losses, says Ohio top court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Boneless chicken wings can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court rules; Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that bones are a natural part of chicken so a consumer should be on guard for them — even in boneless wings”

HowAppealing

JULY 25, 2024

“Boneless chicken wings can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court rules; Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that bones are a natural part of chicken so a consumer should be on guard for them — even in boneless wings”: Laura A. Bischoff and Jessie Balmert of The Columbus Dispatch have this report.

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“Chief justice in Ohio map flap: Court attacks harm democracy.”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 21, 2022

“Chief justice in Ohio map flap: Court attacks harm democracy.” The post “Chief justice in Ohio map flap: Court attacks harm democracy.” ” Julie Carr Smyth of The Associated Press has this report. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Ohio attorney suspended over pooping in a Pringles can has license reinstated”

HowAppealing

JUNE 18, 2024

“Ohio attorney suspended over pooping in a Pringles can has license reinstated”: Laura A. Bischoff of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

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“Stephen Colbert calls Ohio Supreme Court boneless chicken decision ‘hot legal garbage’”

HowAppealing

AUGUST 16, 2024

“Stephen Colbert calls Ohio Supreme Court boneless chicken decision ‘hot legal garbage’”: Laura A. Bischoff of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

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US federal judge blocks Ohio law banning foreign electoral donations over free speech concerns

“Ohio appeals court tosses out ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors”

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Ohio Governor signs legislation preventing discrimination in caregiving on the basis of disability

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Ohio AG seeks to have Google declared public utility

ACLU challenges newly drawn Ohio legislative districts

Ohio top court dismisses challenges to congressional maps

Ohio Supreme Court says insurance policy does not cover ransomware attack on software

Ohio voters challenge newly drawn congressional map

Justices decline to reinstate Ohio man’s attempted murder conviction

Federal appeals court rules Libertarian party has no right to representation on Ohio Elections Commission

Ohio Senate passes bill allowing school staff to carry firearms

Ohio Supreme Court rejects Republican redistricting map for third time

Ohio Supreme Court orders change to proposed constitutional amendment language on ballot

Ohio legislature advances joint resolution to raise threshold to enact a constitutional amendment

US federal judge upholds Ohio school district’s gender-inclusive bathroom policy

Columbus Ohio reaches $5.75M settlement agreement with those injured in 2020 summer protests

Former Ohio Speaker of the House sentenced to 20 years in prison for racketeering and bribery

Ohio governor signs bill allowing school staff to carry guns without peace officer training

Ohio governor signs law requiring photo ID for in-person voting

US federal judge enjoins Ohio state court from withholding publication of e-filed complaints

Ohio woman pleads guilty to adoption-fraud scheme that led to hospitalization of Polish child

Ohio governor signs bill expanding ‘stand your ground’ rights

Ohio Supreme Court finds congressional district plan unconstitutional

5 Ohio Law Schools Drop Their Diversity Scholarships And Programs

JD Vance’s Yale Law Classmates Donate Money To Undo His Damage To The Springfield, Ohio, Haitian Community

Is there anything good about Parma Ohio?

Court appears likely to side with straight woman in reverse discrimination suit

US appeals court grants rehearing to Ohio ballot initiative case

SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight women in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

“Justice DeWine seeks second term on Ohio Supreme Court”

“A Pivotal Pick for the Ohio Supreme Court; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s appointment to the Supreme Court will determine the orientation of the Ohio Supreme Court”

Court of Appeals of Ohio Finds Blanket Ban on Recross-Examination Was Improper

Ohio Thinks Requiring That Getting Your Kid’s Genitals Checked To ‘Own The Libs’ Is Totally Fine And Okay

Ohio Lawyer Disbarred After Stealing Nearly A Million Dollars From Clients

3 pharmacy chains found liable in opioid epidemic in Ohio case

Marc Jacobs, Ohio State University Both Want Trademark Registrations for the Word “The”

This Is Really, Really Dumb: Ohio Court Says Google May Be A Common Carrier

“Ohio Northern sues professor for having the audacity to defend his rights in court; After terminating Scott Gerber without telling him why, Ohio Northern University filed a lawsuit to shut him up”

Ohio Supreme Court rules judges not required to defer to state agency interpretations of ambiguous laws

“No insurance coverage for business COVID losses, says Ohio top court”

“Boneless chicken wings can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court rules; Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that bones are a natural part of chicken so a consumer should be on guard for them — even in boneless wings”

“Chief justice in Ohio map flap: Court attacks harm democracy.”

“Ohio attorney suspended over pooping in a Pringles can has license reinstated”

“Stephen Colbert calls Ohio Supreme Court boneless chicken decision ‘hot legal garbage’”

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