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Ohio attorney general concedes state abortion ban unconstitutional after recent referendum enshrining abortion access

JURIST

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost admitted on Friday in a court filing that the state’s ban on most abortions is unconstitutional after voters passed an amendment to the Ohio Constitution in November 2023 enshrining access to abortion. An appeals court then denied the state’s request to lift the injunction against the law.

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Ohio appeals court upholds injunction against abortion ban

JURIST

The Ohio Court of Appeals for the First District Friday rejected the state of Ohio’s request to remove an injunction against its anti-abortion law. The law criminalised abortions where there is cardiac activity in the foetus and imposed a duty upon doctors to determine whether such cardiac activity is present.

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Judge’s suspension will end his career as elected judge; he coerced pleas, demeaned litigants, court says

ABA Journal

An Ohio judge has been suspended from law practice and removed from the bench for a range of misconduct, including coercing two no-contest pleas and…

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ACLU of Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Lebanon Abortion Ban

LegalReader

A representative for Women Have Hope, the co-counsel in the lawsuit, noted that Lebanon, Ohio, did not have any abortion clinics prior to its ordinance--and that the law seems to have been passed for purely political purposes.

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Ohio State Successfully Registers the Word THE with the Trademark Office

The IP Law Blog

Ohio State University recently made Intellectual Property headlines by managing to procure a trademark registration for the word THE. The registration procured by Ohio State covers t-shirts, caps, and hats. Ohio State now has the exclusive right to use the word THE in connection with specific goods and services.

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Sua Sponte State Law Certification in Opioid MDL Appeal

SquirePattonBoggs

In its decision, the Court took the uncommon step of sua sponte certifying a question of state law (here, Ohio law) to a state supreme supreme court (the Ohio Supreme Court). Why it did so reveals some key insights into how the Sixth Circuit thinks about state-law certification. Purdue Pharma L.P.,

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Abortion Providers File Suit to Block Ohio Law Mandating Fetal Remains Be Buried Or Cremated

LegalReader

Ohio's controversial law may levy criminal penalties against doctors who don't ensure that aborted fetal remains receive a proper burial.

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