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Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
Read full article: Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videosPeople seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state Legislature.
The GOP stoked fears of noncitizens voting. Cases in Ohio show how rhetoric and reality diverge
Read full article: The GOP stoked fears of noncitizens voting. Cases in Ohio show how rhetoric and reality divergeOhio's Republican secretary of state and attorney general sought to reassure voters before the November election that the state's elections were being vigorously protected against the possibility of immigrants voting illegally.
Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
Read full article: Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK lawRepublican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings during pro-Palestinian protests.
Ohio Attorney General given until Monday to explain rejection of voting rights amendment to court
Read full article: Ohio Attorney General given until Monday to explain rejection of voting rights amendment to courtThe Ohio Supreme Court has given Republican Attorney General Dave Yost until Monday to respond to the legal claims of the coalition of civil rights organizations that is challenging his rejection of a package of proposed voter protections they are working to place on November’s ballot.
Could Ohio be the next state to use nitrogen gas in executions? A new method would end a 5-year halt
Read full article: Could Ohio be the next state to use nitrogen gas in executions? A new method would end a 5-year haltOhio’s Republican attorney general is backing a legislative effort that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state to end a yearslong unofficial moratorium on the death penalty.
Order blocking enforcement of Ohio abortion ban stands after high court dismisses appeal
Read full article: Order blocking enforcement of Ohio abortion ban stands after high court dismisses appealThe Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that’s blocked enforcement of Ohio's near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months.
Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passage
Read full article: Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passageAbortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution.
Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time
Read full article: Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second timeThe Ohio Attorney General's Office has once again rejected petition language for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking Ohio’s troubled system for drawing political maps.
Ohio officers won’t be charged in shooting of Jayland Walker
Read full article: Ohio officers won’t be charged in shooting of Jayland WalkerA grand jury has voted not to indict eight Ohio police officers who fired 94 rounds at Jayland Walker after a car and foot chase that ended in the 25-year-old Black man being shot to death last summer.
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment
Read full article: Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailmentOhio has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month.
Ohio Supreme Court to review block of near-ban on abortion
Read full article: Ohio Supreme Court to review block of near-ban on abortionThe Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to review a judge’s order that is blocking enforcement of Ohio's so-called heartbeat abortion ban, and to consider whether the clinics that have sued have standing to challenge the law.
Doctor's lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl's abortion
Read full article: Doctor's lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl's abortionThe lawyer for an Indiana doctor who has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after speaking out about a 10-year-old child abuse victim who traveled from Ohio for an abortion says her client provided proper treatment.
Defense: Officer and Andre Hill interacted before shooting
Read full article: Defense: Officer and Andre Hill interacted before shootingThe former Columbus Police officer was charged with murder Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in the latest fallout following the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man, the state's attorney general said. The alleged details had not been disclosed in the information Columbus police and the Ohio Attorney General's office have put out since the Dec. 22 shooting. There were two more interactions between the two men before Coy can be seen on bodycam footage shooting Hill. Coy was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday following a monthlong investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's Office into the fatal shooting. Franklin County Court Magistrate Elizabeta Saken set the bond after Collins unsuccessfully argued for a bond between $25,000 and $250,000.