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The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a Columbus man indicted on aggravated robbery and related charges had no reasonable expectation of privacy while using a third-party online-marketplace app in the lead up to committing the offense. Justices affirmed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ reversal of the trial court ruling that allowed 25-year-old Mamadou [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio has denied a Lancaster prison inmate’s motion to compel the Ashtabula County prosecutor to provide records to the inmate that have since been provided to the prosecutor. The state’s high court also denied 35-year-old Alphonso Mobley Jr.’s request for statutory damages and court costs in the recent decision. According to [...]
A Tenth District Court of Appeals panel in a recent decision vacated a portion of a judgement against a limited-liability company that owns a duplex in the North Campus neighborhood of Columbus. The appellate panel ruled that the Franklin County Municipal Court, Environmental Division judge’s imposition of a permanent injunction against 71-73 E. Norwich Avenue [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio has agreed to hear the appeal of a Kent property owner, who is challenging a zoning restriction that prohibits the use of a six-bedroom residence owned by the man to house individuals with disabilities. Landlord Reed Havel was able to convince a majority of the justices that the high court [...]
Builders are on pace this year to construct the most apartments in central Ohio this century, according to new report from real estate consulting firm Marcus & Millichap. Approximately 7,000 new apartment units are expected to be built this year, the firm notes in its latest report on the Columbus market. “Deliveries in 2025 will [...]
Sens. Louis Blessing III, R-Colerain Township, and Willis Blackshear Jr., D-Dayton, have proposed legislation that would amend the state’s antitrust law to target algorithmic price fixing. Senate Bill 79 would make the use and distribution of a pricing algorithm that uses non-public competitor data a violation of the Valentine Act, the state’s antitrust law which [...]
Workers’ compensation rates in Ohio remain among the lowest in the country, according to a new study by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The biennial study ranks all 50 states and Washington, D.C., based on premium rates that were in effect as of Jan. 1, 2024, a news release detailed. Ohio ranked [...]
Lawmakers in the House Education Committee are mulling a bill that would integrate character curriculum into the education of Ohio school students in grades 7 through 12. The model curriculum must include the value of finishing high school, working full time and getting married before having children, among other subjects, testimony of House Bill 269 [...]
The number of homes sold in central Ohio is down 1.8 percent so far this year compared to the first five months of 2024, according to new figures from Columbus Realtors. Though sales have declined, the average price of a home sold in the region continues to rise. The average home price for a home [...]
A bipartisan duo in the Ohio House of Representatives is championing a bill intended to promote the U.S. iron industry. House Bill 284 requires the use of iron produced in the United States in certain state-funded projects, an extension of current law that makes the same requirement for U.S.-produced steel. “This legislation is a win [...]