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The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit County, Ohio.
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Mother and son given lengthy prison terms for their roles in the killings of 8 Ohio family members
COLUMBUS (AP) — Two more family members convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family received lengthy prison terms recently for their roles in the 2016 shootings, as prosecutions near completion in what has been described as the most heinous crime in modern Ohio history.
Visiting Judge Jonathan Hein sentenc ... (full story)
Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
Biden, whose term expires in two weeks, said he is using authority under the federal Outer Con ... (full story)