ACORN agrees to surrender Ohio business license in settlement, not return under another name
ACORN agrees to give up its Ohio business license Lawyers allege that executioner did not attend all run-throughs before botched Ohio execution
Filing: Improper prep before failed Ohio execution Correction: Cell Phone Searches story
Correction: Cell Phone Searches story COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a Dec. 15 story about an Ohio Supreme Court ruling requiring warrants for cell phone searches, The Associated Press erroneously reported the vote count. The court ruled 4-3, not 5-4. Lethal injection creator fine with Ohio’s 1-drug plan, says number of chemicals doesn’t matter
Lethal injection creator fine with 1 drug in Ohio US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks about Constitution at Ohio law school![]() Board won’t spare Ohio mutilation killer, who could be 1st executed with one-drug dose
Parole board won’t spare Ohio mutilation killer Ohio argues that legal challenges to lethal injection moot with switch to just 1 drug
Ohio: 1 lethal injection drug should end lawsuit Son of late Michigan coach Schembechler sues stepmother over trust accounting
Schembechler son sues stepmom over financial trust Ohio struggles to find doctors willing to offer advice on best way to put inmates to death
Ohio can’t find doctors to offer execution advice Caretaker says Ohio woman who recanted West Virginia torture claim has changed story beforeCaretaker: Woman has changed torture story before COLUMBUS, Ohio — A black Ohio woman who recanted allegations of being tortured by a group of white people in West Virginia has mental issues and has more than once changed her version of what happened, her current caretaker said Thursday. W.Va. woman says she lied in high-profile torture case with racial implicationsWoman in W.Va. torture case now says she lied COLUMBUS, Ohio — Megan Williams’ shocking accusations initially strained the imagination: Seven white people beat her with sticks, forced her to eat feces, raped her and taunted her with racial slurs over several days in a West Virginia trailer. Ohio Supreme Court fines companies, co-owners $6.4 million for illegal practice of law$6.4M fine in Ohio for illegal practice of law COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered two estate planning companies and their co-owners to pay nearly $6.4 million, the state’s largest-ever fine for the fraudulent practice of law. After trouble executing inmate, Ohio court refuses to set delay for next prisoner in lineOhio court: Forge ahead with next inmate execution COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court says problems with a recent planned lethal injection aren’t enough to delay next week’s execution of a different man who strangled his 67-year-old neighbor. Court decision could allow Harrah’s to back out of deal to purchase Ohio horse trackHarrah’s has back-out option in Ohio track buy COLUMBUS, Ohio — A state Supreme Court decision that allows a vote on a slots proposal could derail plans by Harrah’s Operating Co. to purchase a horse track in northeast Ohio. Lawyers try to stop Ohio from carrying out second unprecedented attempt to execute inmateLawyers try to stop second Ohio execution try COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers plan state and federal lawsuits and a request to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to stop next week’s unprecedented second execution attempt of a man whose lethal injection failed on Tuesday. Lawyers fighting lethal injection seek info from Ohio inmate whose execution was haltedLawyers want info after failed Ohio execution COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers challenging Ohio’s lethal injection process want to interview a death row inmate whose problem-plagued execution was halted after two hours. Retailer Abercrombie sues singer Beyonce, says plan for ‘Sasha Fierce’ scent breaks trademarkAbercrombie sues Beyonce: fragrance plan stinks COLUMBUS, Ohio — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has sued singer Beyonce Knowles, saying her plan for a fragrance named after her alter ego Sasha Fierce violates the teen clothing retailer’s trademark. Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch sues Beyonce over plan to sell a ‘Sasha Fierce’ fragrance.Abercrombie sues Beyonce over plan for fragrance COLUMBUS, Ohio — Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is suing singer Beyonce Knowles over her plans for a fragrance named after Sasha Fierce, her alter ego. Ohio death row inmate denied stay by federal court, motion pending at US Supreme CourtOhio death row inmate denied stay COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man who raped and stabbed to death a 14-year-old girl did not expect any visitors in the hours before his Tuesday execution, and no family or friends planned to watch him die. Ohio judge: Autistic teen charged in mother’s death isn’t competent for trialAutistic murder suspect declared unfit for trial COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge ruled Monday that an autistic teenager is not competent to stand trial in the fatal beating of his doting mother and should remain in the treatment facility where he has been living for several months. Ohio ex-deputy pleads to health code violations in alleged tampering with inmate’s sandwichDeputy pleads guilty in jailhouse food tampering COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Ohio deputy accused of feeding an inmate a bologna sandwich that been rubbed against another inmate’s genitals has pleaded guilty to two health code violations. In a Columbus courtroom on Wednesday, 38-year-old Joseph Cantwell also apologized for the shame and embarrassment that he said he had caused. |