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...

Just another day at the spa, right?There's apparently a big difference between how we treat prisoners at home here in America vs. how they're treated in a country like Norway. If you take the YouTube video below at face value, it looks like a BIG difference:So the...

Ohio's stance on guns is clear: A person has the right to bear arms. This means both open carry and concealed carry (though with concealed carry, you must obtain a Concealed Handgun License). At the same time, Cleveland is busy preparing for the upcoming 2016...