Ohio Fights Ruling in Favor of Jailed Voters at Sixth Circuit
The State of Ohio argued Thursday before a Sixth Circuit panel that incarcerated voters are not entitled to the same absentee voting deadline as those confined to hospitals.
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Panel Refuses to Toss Suit Over Crash Caused by Heart Attack
The Sixth Circuit on Friday granted additional discovery to a driver injured in a collision with a tractor trailer whose operator suffered a heart attack, refusing to dismiss the case under Ohio’s medical emergency doctrine.
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Panel Finds Discovery Dispute Moot in Gerrymandering Case
Republican Party officials cannot compel the identification of people who accessed sensitive documents during last year’s Ohio gerrymandering trial, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
Read more19 Years
Dewey Amos Jones sued Ohio, claiming it falsely imprisoned him for 19 years on a charge of murder, for which he has been exculpated, in Summit County Court.
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Republicans Challenge Discovery Order in Ohio Gerrymandering Case
Republican lawmakers argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday that a trial court’s decision to compel production of sensitive documents during a challenge to Ohio’s electoral map violated their First Amendment rights.
Read moreClean Air Act
Dynegy Zimmer’s giant coal-fired power plant near Moscow, Ohio has violated the Clean Air Act since 2010, the United States claims in federal court.
Read morePolice Violence
A Jane Doe claims in federal court that longtime Columbus, Ohio police Officer Andrew K. Mitchell, raped her twice while on duty, and that he has been federally charged with “depriving victims of their constitutional rights while acting as an officer ‘by kidnapping them under the guise of an arrest and forcing them to engage in sex for freedom.’”
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Doctor Charged in 25 Deaths Sues Hospital for Defamation
An Ohio doctor accused of ordering drug overdoses in the deaths of 25 hospital patients has sued his former employer for defamation, claiming that he did nothing wrong and did not deviate from hospital policy on end-of-life care.
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Ohio Rust Belt Seeks New Economic Life From Electric Vehicles
The day Youngstown’s steel mills began shutting down 40 years ago remains fresh in the minds of those who live in the blue-collar corner of Ohio. Community leaders don’t want the recent closing of General Motors’ massive assembly plant to leave that same lingering gloom.
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Absentee-Voter Application Rejections Topped 7,000 in Ohio
More than 7,000 Ohio voters were stymied in their efforts to get absentee ballots for last year’s general election because of missing or mismatched signatures on their ballot applications, the Associated Press has found.
Read moreSchool Officials Argue for Immunity After Third-Grader’s Suicide
The principal and vice principal of a Cincinnati elementary school argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Wednesday that they are entitled to immunity from claims brought by the parents of a third-grader who killed himself after being bullied repeatedly.
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Injured Driver Fights Ohio Exception to Negligence Cases
A driver injured in a collision with a tractor trailer whose operator suffered a fatal heart attack argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to revive his case, after a federal judge found Ohio’s medical emergency doctrine barred his negligence claims.
Read moreProfessor’s Conduct
A student’s Title IX claims against the Ohio University can proceed, a federal court in the state ruled, because the school had been warned by at least three other students that one of its professors gave favors to students he was sexually attracted to and continually sought relationships with them.
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Ohio State Promises Money to Victims of Molester Doctor
Ohio State University is committed to a “monetary resolution” for men sexually abused decades ago by team doctor Richard Strauss, school leaders said Thursday, though no settlement has been reached in lawsuits saying school officials ignored complaints and failed to stop him.
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Ohio School District Arms Its Teachers
At the entrance to Sidney High School in small-town Ohio, there is a poster that states: “Inside this building, our children are protected by an armed and trained response team.”
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Rust Belt Revival Stuck in Low Gear
Candidate Donald Trump promised that coal and steel would be the beating heart of a revived economy in the industrial Midwest. But that promised renaissance has not materialized and both sectors are faltering in ways that are painfully familiar and politically significant.
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Mining Giant Murray Energy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Despite receiving a slew of regulatory breaks from the Trump administration, U.S. coal mining giant Murray Energy filed for Chapter 11 protection Tuesday in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Columbus, Ohio.
Read moreTitle IX Reporting Requirements Debated at Sixth Circuit
A former softball player at Kent State University urged the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday to revive her case against the school and officials she accuses of covering up her alleged rape at the hands of a baseball player who was also the son of the softball coach.
Read moreMajor Opioid Trial Averted With $260 Million Settlement
Striking an 11th-hour deal to avoid a highly anticipated bellwether trial over the nationwide opioid epidemic, three drug distributors and one manufacturer reached a $260 million settlement Monday with two Ohio counties.
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