/tags/lawsuits lawsuits en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:01:44 GMT /politics-government/2025-07-02/columbus-settles-with-2020-black-lives-matter-protesters-who-claimed-police-assaulted-them Four protesters, a legal observer and a street medic will get $800,000 total, to be split between the six of them. Each person claimed police shot them with knee knocker or rubber bullets or assaulted them by shoving them or grabbing them by the throat. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:01:44 GMT /politics-government/2025-07-02/columbus-settles-with-2020-black-lives-matter-protesters-who-claimed-police-assaulted-them George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-06-27/columbus-city-council-member-warns-of-scary-supreme-court-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship Columbus City Council member Lourdes Barroso de Padilla warns that Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling has implications beyond birthright citizenship. The court's decision removed lower court universal injunctions as a roadblock for President Donald Trump's administration to enforce executive orders. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:54:30 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-27/columbus-city-council-member-warns-of-scary-supreme-court-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-05-20/pregnant-mexican-woman-living-in-columbus-sues-federal-government-to-prevent-deportation Carmen Guerrero Sandoval, her nine-year-old son who is a U.S. citizen and her unborn child are listed as plaintiffs in the case. A Cleveland immigration court ordered Sandoval on Monday to report for deportation on June 3. Tue, 20 May 2025 19:36:41 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-20/pregnant-mexican-woman-living-in-columbus-sues-federal-government-to-prevent-deportation George Shillcock /2025-03-31/with-gov-dewines-signature-some-eye-c-action-against-ohio-senate-bill-1 Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing the controversial Senate Bill 1 on Friday, less than 48 hours after the Senate sent it over. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:31:47 GMT /2025-03-31/with-gov-dewines-signature-some-eye-c-action-against-ohio-senate-bill-1 Sarah Donaldson /news/2025-03-05/fired-columbus-police-officer-says-he-will-fight-against-termination-and-sue-the-city Spencer Badger was fired from the Columbus Division of Police for downloading body camera footage from the city's system without submitting a public records request. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:52:21 GMT /news/2025-03-05/fired-columbus-police-officer-says-he-will-fight-against-termination-and-sue-the-city George Shillcock /2025-01-13/new-ohio-law-seeks-to-stop-damage-from-meritless-slapp-suits-and-protect-speech Ohio is the 35th state to pass an anti-SLAPP statute, which supporters said protects free speech. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:16:46 GMT /2025-01-13/new-ohio-law-seeks-to-stop-damage-from-meritless-slapp-suits-and-protect-speech Karen Kasler /politics-government/2024-12-13/judge-orders-columbus-to-release-names-of-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-2023-despite-marsys-law A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered the city of Columbus to release the names of several officers involved in the deadly shooting of Jamie Overstreet. A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Overstreet in September. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:29:21 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-13/judge-orders-columbus-to-release-names-of-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-2023-despite-marsys-law George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-11-27/franklin-county-judge-sues-fellow-judges-claiming-racial-gender-and-employment-discrimination Judge Kimberly Cocroft has been in office for almost 15 years. Her lawsuit targets court administration and almost every other Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:16:18 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-27/franklin-county-judge-sues-fellow-judges-claiming-racial-gender-and-employment-discrimination George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-11-05/ohio-state-university-election-law-experts-watching-for-litigation-and-irregularities-as-polls-close Students and professors with the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law are keeping an eye on the 2024 general election and any potential problems that may pop up. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:58:19 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-05/ohio-state-university-election-law-experts-watching-for-litigation-and-irregularities-as-polls-close George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-10-25/columbus-city-attorney-drops-lawsuit-against-cybersecurity-whistleblower The permanent injunction prevents cybersecurity expert David L. Ross Jr. from discussing specific personal information he found after July's city-wide data hack. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:02:22 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-25/columbus-city-attorney-drops-lawsuit-against-cybersecurity-whistleblower