Gun control is a polarizing topic in the United States. Some Americans argue that owning firearms is a right protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution and should not be restricted. Gun-control advocates counter that the amendmen...
With the renewed push by the federal government for an assault weapons ban, we couldn’t help but wonder, just how often are assault rifles really to blame for crimes? More specifically, how often are they used as murder weapons when c...
It’s been six years since James King was heinously attacked by two undercover officers in Grand Rapids, Michigan and he has still not received justice. At the time of the attack, a local police detective and an FBI agent were working ...
In the case of Birchfield v. North Dakota (579 U.S. ___ (2016), the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of a refusal to submit to warrantless blood alcohol content ((BAC) and blood tests. The Court confronted the following is...
Inherent in the practice of criminal defense is the responsibility of attorneys to present their clients with options and evaluate the consequences of a given course of action.
In crafting a cogent defense, the central question becomes whe...
Chariell Glaze was set to walk out of Cuyahoga County Jail in northern Ohio after serving 90 days for a probation violation. Instead, Glaze reportedly was pepper sprayed by the prison’s corporal when he asked about his release date. &...
Drivers in Columbus should exercise more caution than other drivers in Ohio as Franklin County leads the state for vehicle crashes.
That’s according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, reporting 31,894 crashes for Franklin County from ...
Medical marijuana companies in Ohio may need state approval before they switch owners if state legislators pass a new bill aimed at bringing more regulation to the industry.
That is just one of the new proposed rules the Ohio Board of Phar...
Rape cases may not have a statute of limitation in Ohio if a new bill gets passed.
Ohio Senate Bill 162 could end the 25-year statute of limitation on rape cases, reports the Sandusky Register. The bill would also eliminate “spousal ...
The United States government has attempted to tackle the issue of human trafficking for decades. Unfortunately, Ohio is all too familiar with the problem of human trafficking. The state was ranked fourth nationally for number of cases of hu...
Despite frequent mass shooting within the last five years, the United States Congress has had little to no progress in passing gun reform laws. However, this fact may change soon after a recent announcement by Senate Majority Leader Mitch M...
In the past, those who had their guilt adjudicated for a sexual crime as an adult could still be required to register as a sex offender. However, the constitutionality of adult offenses based on juvenile actions may be challenged in O...
In 2016, Sierah Catherine Joughin, a junior at the University of Toledo, was kidnapped and murdered by a repeat violent offender. The Ohio legislature implemented a new law this year that would force violent offenders like the one that kill...
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