A boyfriend or girlfriend in a relationship may soon get legal protection against intimate partner violence under Ohio law. According to WKYC News in Columbus, state law historically allowed protective orders only for spouses, unmarried couples living together, and...
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Senate changes Ohio’s medical marijuana bill, but the bill remains ‘narrow’ and ‘restrictive’
Ohio seems on the verge of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Yesterday, WDTN News reported that the Senate made the following changes to a bill that has been working its way through the legislature: The Ohio Pharmacy Board (rather than the Ohio Marijuana...
“The nature of injustice is that we may not always see it in our own times.” – Justice Anthony Kennedy
The title of this post comes from a quote of Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the Supreme Court of the United States (affectionately known as SCOTUS) made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states last year.As Bill Chappell...
You’re not alone – even cities can go into bankruptcy
Since the Great Recession, cities that faced bankruptcy (though small in number) include Detroit and San Bernardino, Calif. When a city or municipality files for bankruptcy, it does so under Chapter 9. Individuals, by comparison, generally file under Chapter 7 or...