States step into voting rights void left by federal rulings
The Supreme Court's May ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted a key federal provision, prompting at least nine more states to introduce their own Voting Rights Acts.
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Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in flavored tobacco ban case with home rule at the center
The state's deputy solicitor general argues Ohio can't have a local patchwork of tobacco rules, but 21 cities say the override law fails the home rule test.
Federal appeals court denies youth climate lawsuit against Trump executive orders
The Ninth Circuit ruled the 22 young plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the orders, saying the scope was too broad for courts to oversee.
Ohio Rep. Max Miller accused of violating restraining order against ex-wife
Moreno's legal team filed a contempt motion after Miller gave a media interview hours after a judge issued a restraining order, and withheld audio from discovery.
Trump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules
Labor unions and immigration advocacy groups won the case after arguing the blanket freeze harmed families and workers left unable to work or travel.
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Utility executives reindicted on state bribery charges
A hung jury forced a retry; prosecutors say new evidence from a civil lawsuit strengthens their case against the former executives.
Republican-led Ohio Supreme Court says felony domestic violence offenders can petition to get guns back
Justice Brunner warned the 6-1 ruling creates a dangerous loophole allowing felony domestic violence offenders to restore gun rights while misdemeanor offenders cannot.
Ohio religious lobby group asks federal prosecutors to investigate mail-order abortion providers
The Center for Christian Virtue wants federal prosecutors to enforce a 150-year-old law to ban abortion pills by mail, defying Ohio voters' 2023 approval of abortion rights.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia fights deportation to Liberia after criminal charges dropped
A federal judge in Tennessee called the prosecution vindictive and selective, but the Trump administration now seeks to deport him to Liberia instead of Costa Rica, where he has refugee status.
Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules
A Trump-appointed judge declined to block the order immediately, but signaled he may reconsider once federal agencies begin implementing the mail-voting restrictions.
Rep. Max Miller admitted spraying ex-wife with hot water, new filing says — as he sues her for defamation
Moreno invokes Ohio's new anti-SLAPP law seeking to force Miller to pay her legal fees if the judge dismisses his $25,000 defamation suit within 60 days.
States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump’s side in Arizona case
The Trump administration's Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to let states purge voter rolls days before elections, over objections from voting rights groups.
6,000-acre solar project permit nixed by Ohio Supreme Court, for now at least
The state's Republican-led high court sided with Madison County officials who opposed the Shell subsidiary's project, citing missing visual renderings of substations.
Ohio Supreme Court hears second round of arguments over pandemic-era unemployment benefits
The state argues the case is moot and long settled; benefit recipients say DeWine must recover unclaimed funds from the federal government.
Ohio ICE detentions soar in Trump’s second term
Nearly 95% of Ohio's detained immigrants have no violent crime convictions, yet ICE moves them frequently across state lines, separating them from lawyers and families.
Protesters at the US Capitol rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling struck down protections for minority voting power, prompting Democrats and activists to demand accountability from all three branches of government.
US Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say
The Supreme Court invoked the Purcell principle to block election changes in Texas but ignored it when fast-tracking GOP gerrymanders in Louisiana, Alabama, and other Southern states.
Ohio Attorney General, ACLU counter claims that reproductive rights amendment impacts judge’s job
AG Yost and the ACLU argue the judge lacks standing to challenge the 2023 reproductive rights amendment based on fewer judicial bypass cases in his county.
‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts
After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling gutted voting rights protections, state courts are becoming the final battleground over partisan gerrymanders in Florida, Missouri, and beyond.
Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case
As appeals courts split on the constitutionality of mandatory detention for millions of immigrants, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely…
