Ohio
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On Wednesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 104, which restricts transgender students’ access to restrooms that align with their gender identity. The new legislation mandates that public school buildings designate student restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, and shower rooms based on “biological sex,” excluding gender identity from consideration. SB 104,…
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An Ohio judge on Tuesday upheld a Republican-backed state law banning gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender minors, rejecting a challenge by families of transgender adolescents. Judge Michael Holbrook of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas delivered the ruling after a non-jury trial last month. Previously, Holbrook had blocked the…
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On Friday, Ohio’s top court ruled that the brother of a woman who froze to death after a utility, now owned by Enbridge (ENB.TO), cut off her gas service must pursue wrongful death claims before the state’s utility commission, not a trial court. The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the case concerning 81-year-old Virginia Vigrass’…
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In a major legal development, the city of Cleveland, Ohio, has reached a $4.8 million settlement with the family of Tamia Chappman, a 13-year-old girl who was struck and killed during a police chase back in December 2019. The settlement brings to a close a series of legal battles and investigations stemming from the tragic…
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A former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office deputy, Jeremy C. Mooney, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison and three years of supervised release for federal civil rights violations involving excessive force. Mooney, 49, was convicted by a federal jury in August 2023 of two counts of violating a victim’s constitutional rights by pepper…
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In a chilling case that has shocked Ohio, Deborah “Debbie” Lynn Frazier, 36, has pleaded guilty to a series of crimes, including murder, tampering with evidence, and gross abuse of a corpse. The case revolves around the tragic murder of Thomas Waddell, with Frazier orchestrating a complex scheme to cover up her heinous act. Waddell,…
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A 27-year-old Ohio man admitted guilt on Wednesday to a federal hate crime, acknowledging that he assaulted an Asian American college student in 2021 and targeted him because of his race amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as stated in a news release by US prosecutors.
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Newly released body camera footage from the Fairborn Police Department in Ohio has revealed a harrowing scene of officers rescuing a severely malnourished 3-year-old girl from a deplorable living environment. The child, weighing a mere 16 pounds, was found in a feces-covered, bug-infested apartment that left authorities in shock. The incident unfolded on Jan. 8,…
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In a heartwarming tale of love and perseverance, Robert Carter of Cincinnati, Ohio, has officially become the proud father of five siblings after adopting them on Oct. 30, 2020. The heartwarming story began when Carter, a 29-year-old cosmetologist and wig shop owner, decided to make a difference in the lives of children who, like him,…
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