Ohio Supreme Court public information staffer; Ohio State Bar Media Law chair. Tweets are not legal advice.
Columbus, Ohio
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Rebooting the series of court decisions. Proponents say this tax deduction increase helps protects from development some of Ohio's most threatened forested lands.
A dispute between forest land owners and the state tax commissioner, which started in 2015, has twice made it to the Ohio Supreme Court. The state has to redo tax rates for woodlands across the state.
DECISION: The @OHSupremeCourt ruled today the Ohio Department of Taxation did not base the tax rate for the clearing of wooded areas of agricultural lands on any data or evidence and must recalculate the tax rates.
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Judge Kim Hoover "leaned into" idea of creating debtor's prison, Supreme Court rules.
Today, the Supreme Court removed a judge from office for illegal tactics used to collect fines and court costs.
See decision 🔗 bit.ly/4eqETR8
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GUARDIANS OF THE RECORD: The justice system depends on court reporters to accurately document every word of hearings and trials. #InDepth
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Case involved Marysville school district, but about 200 more appeals from schools around the state are affected by decision.
TODAY: The @OHSupremeCourt ruled that a school board can continue to challenge the property tax value of a residential complex because it was initiated before a change in state law.
Decision ⚖️ bit.ly/4dUHjYw
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🕟 Can't visit the @OHSupremeCourt during business hours? No problem! Doors will be open to the public two special evenings in September. Book your tour now to get an up-close look at the beauty of the Moyer Judicial Center. #OpenDoors
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"Boneless chicken wings" are a "cooking style" not a guarantee against bones being in boneless wings, says Ohio Supreme Court. Eaters must be aware. Restaurant Not Responsible for Injury From Bone in Boneless Wing (courtnewsohio.gov)
Always assumed Brian Setzer and 80s sensation band "Stray Cats" had lawyers, but didn't know actual stray cats have a band of lawyers. Animal advocates across the nation weigh in on tomorrow's case: courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2024…
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Retired judges Gayle Williams-Byers and Tom Hodson demystify the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling with clear, bite-sized pieces of reality. Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review.
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Drivers are starting to challenge Ohio's new texting-while-driving laws. Fifth District appeals court says it's up to drivers seen moving their fingers that they didn't break the law.
Holiday travel plans? Here's what to know about Ohio's latest distracted driving law after a new appeals court ruling.
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⚠️ Scam Alert! Local courts are warning of jury selection scam calls. Scammers demand payment to avoid arrest for missing jury duty. Know that courts notify people of jury duty by mail, and police never call citizens demanding money or threatening arrest. #CivicEd
Thanks for sharing @chipmidnight @watershed still my favorite Columbus band
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HAPPENING NOW: The @OHSupremeCourt ruled a wrongful death lawsuit against Dominion Energy Ohio for shutting off a paying customer’s gas service must start with the state utility regulator before moving to common pleas court.
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TODAY: The @OHSupremeCourt suspended an attorney with criminal convictions for providing two teens with alcohol and groping one of them.
Decision ➡️ bit.ly/4aPDVMW
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Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76: apne.ws/gqNEzdy
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Today's eclipse you saw in Ohio left a bright line in the sky, but in the legal universe, it has a different meaning. While the law is often up for debate, bright line rules are clearly defined. #LegalWord
More legal enlightenment ➡️ CourtNewsOhio.gov/Glossary
Oddly, Ohio has two definitions of "motor vehicle" one that can be used in criminal cases and one that can't. Guy flips his Polaris in Burgoon, Ohio, and breaks passengers bones. Can't be charged with vehicular assault.
TODAY: The @OHSupremeCourt decided the driver of a utility vehicle cannot be convicted of a felony for injuring his passengers when he flipped it because the vehicle does not meet the definition of “motor vehicle” under the Ohio criminal code.
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Hard to imagine a weekday morning without Brian Phillips and Trending Topics. Thanks for all the great shows!
An old friend joins the show on our last @CD929fm day tomorrow at 9. Hope you'll give us a listen tomorrow. It's going to be weird that's for sure.
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TODAY: The @OHSupremeCourt ruled that an appeals court failed to follow orders when reconsidering a wastewater well closure that was shut down for potentially causing earthquakes in Trumbull County.
Read about it ➡️bit.ly/3vUERzL
