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ACLU urges Ohio Supreme Court to end 'debtors' prisons'
April 6, 2013 by Addison Morris
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU) released a report on Thursday urging the Ohio Supreme Court to bring an end to the state's practice of jailing people who cannot pay their court fines. The ACLU alleges that this practice is used in seven of the 11 counties investigated. The report.... [more]
Ohio Senate approved bill limiting abortion after 20 weeks [this day at law]
April 6, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On April 6, 2011, Ohio's Republican-majority Senate approved a bill that limited abortions performed in the state to 20 weeks into a woman's pregnancy. The act required doctors to ascertain the viability of the fetus and to solicit a second opinion as to whether the fetus could survive outside of.... [more]
Federal court refuses to order waterway closure to block Asian carp
December 4, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a nuisance suit by Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania to compel the US Army Corp of Engineers and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to construct barriers between Chicago-area waterways.... [more]
Federal judge holds former Somalia colonel responsible for 1980s torture
November 21, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday ruled that a former Somali military colonel was responsible for the torture of a human rights advocate in the 1980s. Colonel Abdi Aden Magan did not present any evidence to dispute allegations that he directed.... [more]
Supreme Court rejects Ohio early voting appeal
October 17, 2012 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a stay application in Husted v. Obama for America, allowing early voting for all Ohio citizens in the three days preceding the November election. The court declined the stay without comment or dissent. After the order, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted.... [more]
Ohio AG files response urging Supreme Court to hear early voting appeal
October 15, 2012 by Samuel Franklin
Ohio officials on Saturday urged the US Supreme Court to approve its request for an emergency stay of an injunction against the state's new early voting regulation. The brief was filed after US President Barack Obama's campaign staff and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a brief.... [more]
Obama campaign urges Supreme Court to reject Ohio early voting appeal
October 13, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
US President Barack Obama's campaign staff and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday urged the US Supreme Court to reject Ohio's request for an emergency stay of an injunction against the state's new early voting regulation. The new regulation would end early voting for everyone except.... [more]
Federal appeals court rejects Ohio law discarding provisional ballots cast in wrong precinct
October 12, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Thursday upheld a preliminary injunction against an Ohio state election law adopted in 2006 that discards provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct. Pursuant to the law, the provisional ballots were rejected even if the error was caused by a.... [more]
Ohio officials appeal early voting issue to Supreme Court
October 10, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
Ohio officials filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking permission to close early voting three days prior to election day for everyone but overseas military personnel. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Attorney General Mike DeWine filed the request seeking to.... [more]
NYT reported voters illegally removed from rolls in swing states [this day at law]
October 9, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On October 9, 2008, the New York Times published a report stating findings that thousands of eligible voters in swing states had been removed from voter rolls in violation of federal law. The report came after both the Ohio Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected.... [more]
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