The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled this week that a person convicted of a sexually oriented offense is not classified as a sex offender with a duty to register as such if the offense in question involved ...

A pair of lawmakers from Oxford and Cleveland have partnered to introduced a bill into the Ohio General Assembly that would prevent any laws that “substantially burden a person’s free exercise of ...

The 10th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed Robert Roush’s convictions for raping his stepdaughter but ruled the trial court must make specific findings before issuing consecutive sentences.

A cooler containing $250,000 cash belonging to a convicted fraudster and buried in a Cincinnati-area golf course may not be forfeited to the government without providing the trustee of the fraudster’s ...

A trial court acted properly when it held a single trial for a man accused of having unwanted sexual encounters with four women, according to a recent ruling from the 12th District Court of Appeals.

In the 8th District Court of Appeals, a three-judge appellate panel ruled recently that the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas considered inadmissible evidence during a bench trial. The judgment of ...

This space is usually dedicated to the topic of alternative dispute resolution (with a sprinkling of decision science). After many years litigating primarily in Illinois state and federal courts and ...

A three-judge appellate panel recently affirmed a Tuscarawas Court of Common Pleas ruling finding a man guilty of felonious assault for his actions during a bar fight. The 5th District Court of ...

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