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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 results of the litigation, in both Ohio and in other states, remains to be seen. The court rejected the claim on jurisdictional grounds.

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‘I don’t play well’ judge who threatened to track down, jail misbehaving litigant gets tossed from case

ABA Journal

An Ohio judge who bragged about his history as a boxer and his intimidating presence on the childhood playground has been kicked off a case for his threat to track down and jail a litigant if he violates a court order.

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Rite Aid Asks NJ Bankruptcy Court To Stay Ohio Opioid Case

Law 360

asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to issue an injunction blocking the federal government from litigating a whistleblower suit in Ohio over the filling of illegal opioid prescriptions until the bankruptcy court can approve a reorganization plan. Rite Aid Corp.

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Ohio Firm Accused Of Filing False Doc In Shareholders' Fight

Law 360

is asking an Ohio federal judge to disqualify Roderick Linton & Belfance LLP from representing the company's majority shareholder in litigation between the two, accusing the firm of submitting a "demonstrably false document" to the court on its client's behalf. The minority shareholder of vinyl decking business Plextrusions Inc.

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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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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…