Ohio
Obama Pushes Simple Message at Ohio Rally: Vote
A gymnasium full of adoring progressives were treated to a visit from former President Barack Obama when he arrived in Cleveland on Thursday night to stump for Richard Cordray, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor.
Read moreOhio Schools Sued Over Teacher Who Had Student’s Baby
A former student filed a civil rights lawsuit against two Ohio school districts and a former teacher who groomed him for a sexual relationship and then had his baby, claiming school administrators knew what was going on but turned a blind eye.
Read moreTrump-Backed Candidate Wins Ohio Special Election
After more than two weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate Troy Balderson was declared the winner Friday in the Ohio 12th Congressional District special election.
Read moreTelevangelist Accused of Forced Sterilization, Sex Harassment
Television preacher Ernest Angley is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims Angley asked to watch him masturbate and forced him to get a vasectomy.
Read moreLosing GOP Candidate Fails to Topple Ohio Primary Result
The Ohio Supreme Court declined Thursday to overturn the results of a Republican primary election in favor of a losing candidate.
Read moreOhio Sues to Recoup Money From Defunct E-School
Ohio filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to hold the founder of a shuttered online charter school personally liable for corruption, claiming he made millions of dollars by contracting with two businesses he owned for school services.
Read morePanel Advances Challenge to Ohio Voting Maps
A three-judge panel on Wednesday declined to throw out a gerrymandering lawsuit against Republican officials in Ohio, finding that a group of Democratic voters established legal standing to bring the challenge.
Read moreCandidates in Ohio Special Election Neck-and-Neck
In Ohio’s 12th Congressional District’s special election, Republican Troy Balderson declared victory over Democrat Danny O’Connor in a race that election officials and O’Connor still see as too close to call Wednesday.
Read moreTraditionally Red District in Ohio Up for Grabs
In the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, an underdog Democrat has a chance to paint a Republican stronghold blue.
Read moreOhio Cops Face Free-Speech Suit From Anti-Abortion Protesters
Two Midwestern Christians claim in court that they are not free to express their religious beliefs outside an Ohio abortion clinic without being threatened and arrested by police.
Read moreJournalists Ask Panel to Revive Claims Over Prison Riot
Several members of the news media, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter, argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday in hopes of reviving their constitutional claims against the Ohio Department of Correction, which blocked interviews with inmates involved in the 1993 Lucasville prison riot for over 20 years.
Read moreDeath Penalty
Ohio Governor John Kasich on Friday spared the life of double murderer Raymond Tibbetts, commuting his sentence to life in prison based on claims that jurors were misled about his fraught childhood and drug addiction.
Read moreFormer Wrestlers Say Ohio State Ignored Doctor’s Abuse
Four former student-athletes on the Ohio State University wrestling team claim the school did not protect athletes from a team doctor accused of sexually abusing potentially hundreds of students over two decades.
Read moreCourt Revives E-School Fight Against $80M Deduction
A shuttered online charter school fighting Ohio’s clawback of $80 million persuaded a state appeals court to remand its challenge of an administrative decision from the state school board that led to the loss in funding.
Read moreEx-USA Diving Coach Accused of Sexual Assault, Coercion
A former member of the Ohio State University Diving Club claims in a class action that a former coach used his position to sexually abuse her and says neither the college nor USA Diving did enough to protect female athletes from such abuse.
Read moreTraveler Slams Seizure of Dogs by Ohio Authorities
A California man who was traveling through Ohio with his two adult dogs and 10 puppies claims in court that authorities seized the dogs, one of which is his registered service animal, because he did not have local dog tags.
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