Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
In Church of God in Northern Ohio v. Levin , (OH Sup. Ct., Nov. 18, 2009), the Ohio Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision held that property used only as the regional administrative headquarters of a denomination's local churches is not tax exempt. Property primarily used to support public worship that is conducted at other locations by local congregations is not exempt either...
Cincinnati Law Library Association (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Two of Hamilton County, Ohio's three county commissioners last week filed a petition with the Ohio Supreme Court asking that the high court block an order issued by the same county's court of common pleas, directing the Board to terminate using an outside law firm to represent the County in matters relating to various riverfront developments, including its...
Cleveland Law Library Weblog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Effective January 1, 2010, new changes are coming to Ohio's traffic ticket Rules. The Ohio Supreme Court has created a new traffic ticket for officers to use when they run out of their current supplies, and there are new rules...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
While using outside lawyers is neither illegal nor rare, the amount of money spent over the years, particularly on a single firm, has fueled a recent standoff between the common pleas judges and the county commission - a standoff that has landed in the Ohio Supreme Court. The issue of outside counsel matters to the public because these law firms are often paid using tax dollars...
PRNewsChannel.com (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Business Fires Back after OH Gov. 'Dismisses' Lawsuit that Accuses Him of Sitting on Stimulus MoneyBusiness demands access to public records after receiving a boilerplate response to documents request & being stonewalled. Stay connected:Columbus, Ohio / The Illinois business that sued Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland for neglecting his professional duties after he allegedly sat on nearly $2-billion...
