Ohio

US Customs will return $57,330 seized at airport; immigrant says another $770 is due

An immigrant who is a U.S. citizen isn’t satisfied with the government’s offer to return $57,330 seized from him last October at a Cleveland airport.

Jun 12, 2018 1:10 PM CDT

Supreme Court rules Ohio’s voter purge didn’t violate federal law

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Ohio’s procedure for purging inactive voters.

The court ruled 5-4 that Ohio's procedure comports with federal voting law. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the majority opinion. The court's four liberal justices dissented.

Jun 11, 2018 9:20 AM CDT

Opioids, justice & mercy: Courts are on the front lines of a lethal crisis

Court diversion programs are expanding in the opioid crisis, with judges increasingly an advocate on the sidelines. Local courts are pivoting from crime and punishment to carrot-and-stick, using more humane, interventional approaches to deal with the defendants with addictions who are overwhelming their dockets.

Jun 1, 2018 12:30 AM CDT

Opioid family court cases increase

Child welfare agencies in Vermont, Minnesota and Ohio cite opioids as driving an increase in the number of children in foster care. A 2011 study found that opioid abuse was associated with increased domestic violence.

Jun 1, 2018 12:25 AM CDT

April 13, 1963: Sam Sheppard seeks a new trial

Five months before ‘The Fugitive’ first aired, F. Lee Bailey challenged the extraordinary 1954 trial and conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard, on whose case the TV series was based.

Apr 1, 2018 12:45 AM CDT

Former Ohio attorney general regrets being ‘in the pocket’ of the NRA

A former Ohio state attorney general who resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment in office is expressing regret about another issue: his bowing to pressure created by the National Rifle Association’s “finely tuned propaganda operation.” Marc Dann, also a former Democratic state senator, said the NRA doesn’t act like other…

Mar 5, 2018 11:57 AM CST

Lawyer representing neo-Nazis declares that ‘white people are the chosen people’

A Cincinnati-area lawyer stepped forward when white supremacists and neo-Nazis had trouble finding legal representation in a civil case stemming from the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Mar 1, 2018 7:00 AM CST

General counsel for Midas parent company gets stayed suspension for unauthorized practice

A general counsel who failed to complete his continuing education requirements, leading to his suspension from law practice in Ohio, has received a two-year stayed suspension because of his legal work for his Florida corporation.

Feb 20, 2018 8:00 AM CST

Suit claims Facebook had duty to warn of disturbing posts by man who posted fatal shooting video

A lawsuit filed last Friday contends Facebook’s data mining creates a special relationship with its users that includes a duty to warn of disturbing posts that threaten violence. The suit was filed by the estate of 74-year-old Cleveland retiree Robert Godwin Sr., who was shot to death last Easter in…

Jan 30, 2018 1:09 PM CST

Custody case will determine whether transgender teen can get hormone therapy

An Ohio judge is considering whether to award full custody of a transgender teen to his grandparents so he can pursue hormone therapy that is opposed by his parents. Visiting Judge Sylvia Hendon heard arguments in the case Friday in Hamilton County, and will rule before Feb. 16, report the…

Jan 29, 2018 9:52 AM CST

8 states file brief supporting the government’s attempt to deny abortions to immigrant minors

Eight states described as having “a legitimate and substantial interest in preserving and promoting fetal life” have weighed in on a lawsuit seeking to clear the way for immigrant minors in federal custody to have abortions. An amicus brief in Garza v. Hargan from the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan,…

Jan 9, 2018 4:02 PM CST

How New York could change the game for its criminal defendants

After decades of criticism from defense attorneys and others, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he would push to change New York’s “blindfold law,” which allows prosecutors to withhold evidence against a criminal defendant until just before trial. “We need discovery reform,” Cuomo, a Democrat, said in his annual State of…

Jan 9, 2018 10:13 AM CST

2 House Republicans in op-ed call for Sessions to step down over Russia investigation

Two Republican lawmakers have called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step down over his handling of the investigation into how Russia may have interfered in the 2016 presidential election, according to reports from CNN and Politico on Thursday. Reps. Mark Meadows of North Carolina and Jim Jordan of Ohio…

Jan 4, 2018 4:16 PM CST

Supreme Court considers whether Ohio’s cleanup of voter registration rolls goes too far

Larry Harmon, a software engineer and U.S. Navy veteran from Kent, Ohio, typically has voted in presidential and gubernatorial elections. But starting with the 2010 midterms and continuing into the next two federal elections, he skipped going to the polls. “In 2012, I was disillusioned with the candidates and the…

Jan 1, 2018 3:15 AM CST

Lawyer goes to jail for trial boycott; he also refused judge’s request to step back from the bench

An Ohio lawyer will have to serve a 30-day contempt sentence for refusing to participate in a trial after the state supreme court denied his motion for a stay. K. Ronald Bailey went to jail on Dec. 11, the Sandusky Register reports here and here. The state supreme court refused…

Dec 18, 2017 7:00 AM CST