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High Schools Showcase Legal Skills During OCLRE Moot Court Competition

Out of 10 competing schools, Talawanda High School in Butler County was named this year’s Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE) Moot Court champion.
The competition took place at the Supreme Court of Ohio, where Justice Patrick F. Fischer served as one of the judges.
Students played the roles of appellate attor ... (full story)


Justice’s Law Review Article Proposes Reconsidering Judicial Age Limits

Justice’s Law Review Article Proposes Reconsidering Judicial Age Limits

Ohioans might be open to increasing the 70-year age limit for judges to run for office, but only by a few more years, and as long as the judges leave the bench when they reach their 80s, according to research conducted by Supreme Court of Ohio Justice Patrick F. Fischer.
Justice Fischer recently authored “In Ohio, How Old ... (full story)


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Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

ROME (AP) — The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized pages and found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem.
“We were extremely surprised. We were speechless. We couldn’t b ... (full story)