When a person is subject to a police investigation in Ohio and the officers want to conduct a search, it can be difficult to know if they need a warrant. In recent years, these types of incidents have been a subject for debate. Understanding the limits under which...

Ohio residents have likely read media stories about large drug seizures being made during vehicle stops after police dogs were alerted to the scent of narcotics, but this kind of reporting may have given law enforcement canines a reputation for reliability that they...

Due process makes a comeback The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Sen. Jeff Sessions as President Trump's pick for Attorney General. Now, the matter will move to the full Senate, for Sessions' confirmation vote. As AG, Sessions will serve as a member of...

True, but only under very limited circumstances. It's the new year, which means new laws. In Ohio, one of those new laws involves traffic lights. "Drivers can go through red lights under certain situations," according to WHIO News, "but police are cautioning...

Inside the sausage factory of criminal lawmaking...Henry Grabar in Slate writes about Ohio lawmakers' move to stop Cleveland from making its own laws: "At a gangbusters lame-duck legislative session," Grabar writes, "Ohio Republicans have passed an anti-local omnibus...

"If you are concerned about bringing your family to a game, then that is an issue. It's not just an issue for one team; it's an issue for all 32 teams. The teams know this. The league knows this."- Amy Trask, former Raiders executiveArrests have "trended slightly...

According to Sen. Bill Coley, some fantasy leagues and pools on DraftKings and FanDuel violate Ohio law. Coley's Senate Bill 356 would put an end to it. Apparently, Ohio lawmaker Sen. Bill Coley is concerned about protecting people from financial ruin in fantasy...

Scholars in Britain studied police officers in both the U.K. and California to see whether their wearing of body cameras made any difference in policing. According to a report in the Guardian, they did: Body cameras, as per the scholars, represent the possibility of a...

Call us cheesy to write about the Free Hugs Project on a lawyer blog, but we can take it, especially when the project is about bringing out the humanity in all of us during a time when we desperately need it. Watch when the Free Hugs Project - a.k.a. peace activist...

Many people believe that the American legal system, despite its flaws, is among the greatest in history. That's very likely true, but it depends on your perspective. Much of what makes it great, in broad terms, is our Constitution, with its inscribed separation of...