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Ohio Supreme Court rejects judge’s claim abortion amendment hinders job
The ACLU of Ohio and the attorney general argued Trumbull County Judge David Engler offered no evidence the amendment caused his bypass caseload to drop to zero.
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Behind Jack Windsor’s 'investigative reporter' persona: abuse allegations, bankruptcy and a $185K judgment
Windsor called scrutiny of his 2018 domestic case a “grotesque obsession” and said claims were disproven or retracted. The docket contains no such finding. Separate court records show a $150,000 loan to his media company ended in a six-figure judgment before he filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
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New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling
Officials from 24 states and D.C. argue the finalized USPS rule tramples state authority over elections, as a judge sets an Aug. 31 briefing deadline.
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New court filings reveal more details of undercover agents’ surveillance of anti-ICE protesters
A defense attorney's filing shows agents used chat-capturing software on Signal groups and subpoenaed website registrars to unmask anti-ICE organizers.
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Active court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail
A separate Massachusetts case still blocks USPS from acting on Trump's order, even after the Supreme Court lifted a related injunction Monday.
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U.S. Supreme Court lifts pause on Trump mail-ballot order
Jackson's dissent warns of chaos just 73 days before the midterms, as 23 Democratic-led states lose their bid to block the ballot overhaul.
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US Supreme Court allows $400M Trump ballroom project to proceed
The order is temporary, giving justices more time to weigh a nonprofit's claim that Trump illegally demolished the East Wing without congressional approval.
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Abortion could return to Supreme Court, this time with a focus on women’s health
Idaho's attorney general is appealing the ruling, while legal experts say the case could reach the Supreme Court and test Dobbs over mental health exceptions.
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Cleveland police monitor questions what outgoing public safety watchdog accomplished
A federal monitor for Cleveland’s consent decree said they could find “no evidence” the Public Safety Inspector General did work related to the consent decree in the last 18 months.
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Ex-wife accused right-wing Ohio radio host Jack Windsor of threats, confinement and violence
Court records contradict Windsor's claim the allegations were disproven, showing he consented to the protection order weeks after their divorce was finalized.
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Ohio Supreme Court allows certification of out-of-state wind farms
A dissenting justice accused PUCO of clear violations of state recordkeeping law, but the 5-2 ruling still clears Avangrid to sell wind power from four noncontiguous states.
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Trump’s ballroom ‘illegal’ without congressional approval, high court told
The administration says the ballroom's nuclear-grade concrete makes it nearly impossible to remove, while 30 Democrats and 17 GOP attorneys general split over who should decide.
