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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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Ohio Supreme Court Rules Injection Well Owner Won’t be Compensated for Shutdown: Youngstown Business Journal

The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday ruled that the owner of a local injection well is not entitled to compensation from the state after its operations were shut down more than 10 years ago.

Supreme Court reverses local appeals ruling on Weathersfield injection well: Tribune Chronicle

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state does not owe compensation to Howland based AWMS Water Solutions for suspension of the operations of an injection well AWMS drilled along state Route 169 in Weathersfield just north of Niles more than a decade ago.

Court says Ohio doesn’t owe injection well operator money: WKBN

The Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday that will save the State of Ohio millions of dollars in compensation to an injection well operator.

Court: Ohio doesn’t owe millions for closing Weathersfield injection well: WFMJ

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state does not have to pay a Trumbull County company millions of dollars for stopping its oil and gas waste operations after earthquakes occurred in 2014.

Fairfield County's Joseph Green passes Ohio Bar exam: Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Fairfield County resident Joseph Green has passed the February Ohio Bar examination, according to a community announcement from the Supreme Court of Ohio.