Another suit from this month: Dispensaries sued hemp products producers and distributors for what they said was a "scheme" to evade Ohio's marijuana regulations. While hemp-derived products are now restricted by law, the dispensaries claim sales continue. https://t.co/8ofNC5fguS
Under-the-radar lawsuit filed this month: Ohio State Reps. Levi Dean (R) and @jenniferforrep (R) and Lebanon City Councilwoman Kristen Eggers seek to severely limit a 2023 state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights. https://t.co/ADtY6GzVkN
Andy Wilson, the director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, is the state's next attorney general. He'll serve until January, when a new AG is elected. https://t.co/tfAqwN4bbp
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will step down from his position as the state’s top cop, months before his second term is set to end, sources said Thursday. https://t.co/OfY452aYHK
States have teamed up to sue the federal government nearly 100 times since January 2025, on track to far surpass rate during first Trump admin, @eheisig & @RyanAutullo report
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The Ohio Supreme Court matchups in November will be Hawkins (R) v. Zayas (D) and Brunner (D) v. O’Donnell (R). The former race had two unopposed candidates, but O’Donnell bested three primary opponents.
An appeals court candidate in Ohio has yard signs that say, “Jesus is my savior. Trump is my president.” It's one example of an emerging paradigm in the state and nationwide, where judges and judicial candidates are openly acting more partisan.
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Trump has nominated two people from or formerly from Ohio AG @DaveYostOH’s office for federal judgeships in the past week. First Mike Hendershot for northern Ohio, and now @BenFlowersOH for the Sixth Circuit.
President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate a former Ohio solicitor general to be a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. https://t.co/dw92SlbIgw
Judge Thomas L. Ludington of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan pleaded no contest Wednesday to a drunken-driving charge following his arrest last October. https://t.co/7jsAtB9zF1
Former Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, pardoned by Trump last year, got a break from the US Supreme Court Monday as he continues his quest to get his criminal convictions completely tossed. https://t.co/IJwWHVJxFN
SCOHIO ruled that the State may immediately appeal preliminary injunctions blocking its laws.
This is a huge win for democracy! Prior practice held only a permanent injunctions was appealable, often resulting in years of a county judge overruling the legislature.
This is what Ohio's Eighth District Court of Appeals wrote today about ex-Cleveland Housing Court Judge W. Moná Scott.
I'm not sure I've ever seen an appeals court say a judge showed a "lack of knowledge of legal proceedings in general."
Michigan federal Judge Thomas L. Ludington recited a portion of the alphabet as “A, B, C, D, F, U” during a field sobriety test following his 2025 drunken-driving crash, a state police report revealed. @eheisig reports: https://t.co/mkm0gZZ9Px
Former East Cleveland Municipal Court Clerk sentenced on Federal Program theft charges. Make no mistake, if you are engaging in criminal conduct and working in a position of trust, we will find you, we will investigate, and we will bring you to justice.
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