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6th Cir. Allows Ohio Inmate Strip Search Suit to Proceed
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In 2009, Tynisa Williams was arrested, strip-searched, and deloused (allegedly in front of two other inmates) before being put into jail in Cleveland and...
Good Faith Exception Applies, Even Without Prob. Cause: Ohio Sup. Ct.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The facts of State v. Hoffman are pretty simple: Brandon Hoffman was identified by neighbors as the last person who'd interacted with Scott Holzhauer, who was...
6th Cir. Is First Circuit to Find Gay Marriage Bans Constitutional
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit is now the first federal circuit court of appeals to rule against same-sex marriage, likely setting the stage for what Justice Ginsburg...
Whirlpool Wins 'Smelly Washer' Suit in Ohio; Ill. Trial Is Next
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
After about 10 years and two trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, Whirlpool's lawyers can sleep a little better. Last week, a federal jury in Ohio rejected claims...
6th Cir. Reverses Ohio Jail Voting Decision for Lack of Standing
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
It sounds like one of Jerry Seinfeld's rejected comedy routines: "And what's the deal with Ohio and voting restrictions?" With Ohio's voter ID law headed to...
Proselytizers With Pig, Pummeled by Hecklers, to Get En Banc Hearing
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This is a tough question: What do police officers do when a group called Bible Believers, carrying a severed pig's head and yelling about a "pedophile...
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