The Ohio Supreme Court has issued a public reprimand for a Westerville attorney who lied to a tribunal. In an unanimous per curiam opinion issued last week, the high court considered a second amended complaint filed by the Disciplinary Counsel on June 8, 2016 against Amy Michelle Moore, who was admitted to the practice of [...]
Prompted by a working relationship with the Ohio Association of Elections Officials, a Marysville lawmaker has sponsored legislation to update a variety of voter laws she believes are in the best interest of all Ohio voters. Rep. Dorothy Pelanda, R-Marysville, summarizes House Bill 41’s provisions as modifications to voter registration challenges, observer appointments, processing absentee [...]
The phrase “team building” often inspires sighs, eye rolls and maybe even a mild sense of dread among members of corporate teams. These days, smart management teams skip the name tags and the icebreakers and opt for some fun, out-of-the-box bonding exercises that can fool even then most skeptical office worker into enjoying a day [...]
Organizers of Columbus’s annual Pride Parade, meant to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the capital city’s gay and lesbian community, are calling for event participants to put their money where their mouth is. Stonewall Columbus announced last week that only groups and businesses with an anti-discrimination employment policy protecting LGBTQ people need bother to [...]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Perched atop an Adirondack mountain, the 325-acre site for sale seems to have everything a developer could want: spectacular views, a man-made lake, close proximity to the tourist destination of Saratoga Springs and, oh, former President Ulysses S. Grant lived out his final days in a home next door. But the [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A two-term Oklahoma Republican state senator’s fall from political power following his arrest on child prostitution charges has been stunningly fast. Before state Sen. Ralph Shortey was even arrested or formally charged, Senate workers already had scraped his name from his office door, changed the locks and painted over his name [...]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a Golden Triangle teeming with restaurants, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has set its sights on adding more retail — unique, one-of-a-kind shops it hopes will lure shoppers from regional malls. Jeremy Waldrup, the partnership's president and CEO, sees a future in the city's core for more shops like Moop, a handbag [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Democrats question Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch at his Senate confirmation hearing next week, they’ll probably ask a lot about something called “Chevron deference.” For the record, it is not about letting someone ahead of you in line at the gas station. But it is a legal concept Gorsuch has addressed [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court recently imposed a fully stayed one-year suspension on a Medina attorney whose ethical violations were due to “an honest misunderstanding” of trust account rules. The disciplinary case concerned Richard Barbera who was admitted into the practice of law in Ohio in 1994. In 2015, the Disciplinary Counsel charged Barbera with professional [...]