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Bill would provide new court guidelines for self-defense claims
A northwest Ohio state lawmaker has introduced legislation meant to “balance the scales” for citizens who justifiably act in self-defense but are eventually charged criminally for their actions.
“I have spent many years working in criminal defense in different roles in Lucas County and northwest Ohio,” Re ... (full story)
Incredible honor, extraordinary experience: Judge Zayas serves on High Court
Judge Marilyn Zayas of the First District Court of Appeals described her assignment at the Supreme Court of Ohio as both an incredible honor and an extraordinary experience.
Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, Zayas sat by designation for the third time at the Supreme Court in 40 days—marking an outstanding achiev ... (full story)
How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water which took effect last Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they're bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state's most vulnerable people.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the law against ... (full story)
Court rejects additional benefits for widow of worker who died at steel plant
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently upheld a state agency’s denial of additional death benefits to the widow of a security guard who died of asphyxiation seconds after entering a room accidentally filled with nitrogen gas. The widow had been awarded death benefits but sought additional compensation for violation of a specific s ... (full story)
Disabled workers have faced prejudice. Now they face DOGE firings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Goidel, a 33-year-old federal worker in Boca Raton, Florida, with autism, knew what he could be losing when he got laid off from his job as an equal employment opportunity specialist at the IRS.
Because of his autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, Goidel had been able to secure his spot as one of mo ... (full story)