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Court Found Juvenile Used Force to Commit Rape at Youth Home

The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld a rape adjudication of a teen in a youth home for pressuring another teen into having intercourse and restraining him during the act.

Statements Suspect Made to Police After Waiving His Right to an Attorney Can Be Used in Prosecution

A Hamilton County suspect’s rights under the Ohio and U.S. constitutions were not violated when, after he was appointed a lawyer, he met with police, signed a written waiver to speak with them, and confessed to several crimes, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

Customer Charges for Operating Older Power Plants Upheld

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) rejected a claim that consumers overpaid $74.5 million for the operation of two coal-fired power plants, partially owned by the Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio), which lost money on electricity generation in 2018 and 2019. The Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed that decision.

State Not Required to Compensate Operator for Temporary Shut Down of Injection Wells After Earthquakes

The state does not owe compensation to an oil and gas waste injection company for the temporary closure of two wells in Trumbull County suspected of causing earthquakes, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

Court May Not Retroactively Rewrite Statute to Apply to Same-Sex Couple’s Parental Rights Dispute

An Ohio appeals court exceeded its authority when it ordered a trial court to determine if a same-sex couple “would have been married” if same-sex marriage had been legal in Ohio during the couple’s relationship, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

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Whitehall officials targeted in recall election react to Ohio Supreme Court ruling: WBNS

Whitehall officials targeted in an ongoing recall effort are speaking publicly for the first time since the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Sunday that petitioners fell short of the number of signatures needed to trigger a recall election.

OH Supreme Court decides petitions to recall Whitehall's mayor, councilmembers are invalid: WSYX

The Ohio Supreme Court determined that three recall petitions certified by Whitehall's city clerk to require a recall election for the mayor and two councilmembers are not valid.

Ohio Supreme Court denies Heather Hill request to be reinstated: WDTN

In an exclusive interview with 2 NEWS Monday, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said that the Ohio Supreme Court had just dismissed Republican gubernatorial candidate Heather Hill’s request to be reinstated on Tuesday’s ballot.

Ohio Supreme Court rules against parental rights for woman in same-sex custody case: WBNS

The Ohio Supreme Court this week ruled that a woman does not have parenting rights to children born to her same-sex partner under Ohio law, and that an appellate court applied incorrect logic in wondering what the rights would have been if the couple had been married.

Plaintiffs in short-term rental lawsuit ask court to cancel its dismissal: The Logan Daily News

A group of local homeowners, who are suing a Florida company for turning a home in their housing development into a short-term rental, have asked a judge to vacate his recent ruling to dismiss the lawsuit.