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The election is over − but what is a 'lame duck' anyway?
(THE CONVERSATION) The 2024 election has finally ended. What happens now?
There's a 2½-month period between Election Day and Inauguration Day. It's commonly known as the "lame-duck" period, when the outgoing president still holds official power but their successor has been chosen and is waiting to take the reins ... (full story)
Attorney L. Terrence Ufholz to receive Professionalism Award
In 2002 then-Akron Bar Association President Steve Fallis proposed an initiative to find a new headquarters for the organization.
At the time, the bar association was operating out of the Landmark Building in downtown Akron, and while the lease was not yet up, the sentiment was it was time for the bar association to look toward ... (full story)
State
Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in the election and lost on three.
The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a ruling that struck down the nearly 50-yea ... (full story)
Norfolk Southern rule that railcars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns
Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees last week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car. But the railroad said the rule simply reflects the current industry standard, and there are no plans for disciplining employees for missing that o ... (full story)
Attorney indefinitely suspended following several criminal convictions
The Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspended a Kettering attorney convicted of violent acts directed at his family, and for crimes related to publicly making vulgar and demeaning threats to his ex-wife and an attorney.
In a per curiam opinion, the Court suspended Aaron Hartley and imposed five conditions he must meet to be r ... (full story)
Technology
High Court workgroup creates the OG web portal for DR practitioners
For all domestic relations practitioners—judges, magistrates, practitioners, GALs, legal staff, etc., who wanted a standalone web portal into all Ohio DR law, this one’s for you.
It took about four years, said Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Diane Palos, but the Ohio Supreme Court’s Subcommittee on Fam ... (full story)