Ohio Supreme Court

Stats show busy court needs to go full-time

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Amanda Smith

May 15—A local part-time municipal court judge says it’s time his role moves to full-time, to keep up with a growing caseload, ...

Ohio Attorney General files emergency motion to lift temporary block of Ohio House Bill 68

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Amanda Smith

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to lift a temporary restraining order to prevent the ban on ...

Forbes leading in Ohio Supreme Court; Hanseman, Siebert leading for appeals court spots

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Amanda Smith

Mar. 19—In the Democratic primary for one of the Ohio Supreme Court seats, Judge Lisa Forbes of the 8th District Court of ...

Don’t forget that Feb. 20 is deadline to register to vote for Ohio’s March election

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Amanda Smith

Tuesday, Feb. 20 is the deadline to register to vote in Ohio ahead of the March 19 primary election. Early voting begins ...

Ohio attorney general opposes speeding up timeline for lawsuit over proposed voting rights amendment

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Amanda Smith

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost told the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday that rushing a lawsuit filed against ...

Ohio Supreme Court to debate long criminal sentences

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Amanda Smith

Ohio trial court judges hold the power to give people convicted of multiple crimes sentences that run either concurrently or consecutively − ...

Commissioners, Common Pleas judges file motion to dismiss Supreme Court case

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Amanda Smith

Feb. 3—The Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners and Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas judges have filed motions with the Ohio Supreme ...

Statehouse maps cleared for 2024 use after Supreme Court dismisses lawsuits

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Amanda Smith

Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed legal challenges to state House and Senate maps Monday, allowing the plan to take effect ...

Ohio Republicans vow to target judiciary over Issue 1 abortion measure

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Amanda Smith

Washington — Republicans in the Ohio state legislature are threatening to strip state courts of their authority to review cases related to Issue ...