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![The U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. Three executions are scheduled there this week but legal challenges make it unclear when — or if — they'll go forward.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ap_03031703100-4b8b772df01dc5dc8956cf2418852aac4e2be045-e1594654412376-900x422.jpg)
Judge Orders Halt As Federal Executions Are Set To Resume This Week
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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A federal judge in Washington D.C. has barred the lethal injections that were scheduled to commence on Monday, citing the likelihood of “pain and suffering.” A legal conflict is likely.
![Cars pass Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AP_19277754232860-e1570833556708-900x422.jpg)
Lawyers Seek To Halt Purdue Pharma Political Contributions
By: Associated Press
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STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s creditors want a federal bankruptcy judge to order the company to request permission before making any more political contributions. The issue arose this… Read More
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Judge Deals Blow To Kentucky Governor’s Executive Orders
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky circuit court judge has issued a temporary restraining order against future executive orders related to the COVID-19 crisis. The Courier-Journal reports the order comes… Read More
![Athens County Courthouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/courthouse-4-e1584392226155-900x422.jpeg)
State Sues Athens Couple For Alleged Hand Sanitizer Price Gouging Scheme
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state is taking an Athens couple to court over an alleged scheme to hoard and sell hand sanitizer for 11 times the retail price during… Read More
![Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announces the new study.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3512-e1570130717643-900x422.jpg)
Court Dismisses Charges Against Restaurant Over Reopening After COVID19 Shutdown
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A court in eastern Ohio has dismissed a case that brought criminal charges against the owner of a diner in Cambridge for failing to comply with rules set forth in… Read More
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Ohio Sues Two Companies For Making Illegal Robocalls
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has joined six other states in suing a pair of Texas-based businesses, saying they have blasted Ohioans with more than 59 million illegal robocalls offering… Read More
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Lake County Judge Rules Gyms Can Open Now
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lake County Common Pleas Judge Eugene Lucci has issued a preliminary injunction against the state’s public health order closing gyms and fitness centers. The attorneys representing… Read More
![Petitioner gathering signatures for HB6 referendum](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hb6_referendum_petition_signature_clipboard_091619_-_chow-e1579801417761-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Ballot Campaigns Allowed More Flexibility on Signatures
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Ohio to allow groups pursuing voting law changes, a minimum wage increase and marijuana decriminalization more time and flexibility to qualify… Read More
![The Spot, located in Grandview west of downtown Columbus, is one of the 35 independent gyms suing the state over its shutdown order.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the_spot_gym_-_credit_kasler-e1589467372645-900x422.jpg)
Libertarian Group Sues State Again Over Shutdown Orders, This Time for Closed Gyms
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of 35 independent gyms and fitness centers is suing the state, saying they could reopen for business safely but they’re not being allowed… Read More
![Former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gettyimages-1074359494-3fce4544b7e44ddaf5f56aa9501e38e3524075ab-scaled-e1589387201371-900x422.jpg)
Judge In Flynn Case Invites Briefs Without Ruling On Feds’ Dropped Charges
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Judge Emmet Sullivan asked others to opine about what he should do in the case of the former national security adviser, whom the Justice Department now won’t prosecute.
![Gavel leaning against a row of law books](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AdobeStock_110666651-e1518880023556-900x422.jpeg)
West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds ‘Right-to-Work’ Law
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a so-called right-to-work law and handed a defeat to labor unions which had sought to protect workers’ union dues…. Read More
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Judge: Legitimate Cause to Limit Ohio Businesses Amid Virus
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge gave Ohio officials an early victory in a lawsuit challenging the shuttering of nonessential employers in response to the pandemic. The judge rejected… Read More
![Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Oconnor-e1584651599966-900x422.png)
Judges Urged To Reduce Bonds, Lower Jail Populations
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Even as more local governments begin moving to remote work, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has asked judges to keep courts open for emergency… Read More
![Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announces the new study.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3512-e1570130717643-900x422.jpg)
Ohio AG Says Jury Trials can be Suspended Because of Coronavirus Concerns
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The attorney general is advising Ohio’s courts that they can suspend jury trials to stop the spread of coronavirus. Attorney General Dave Yost’s opinion said courts may suspend jury trials for up… Read More
![A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a rule change by the Trump administration that would have imposed stricter work requirements on some people who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-498596682-9feae010de3dfa5e0ea8d1f6ff292a990e36e854-scaled-e1584201221200-900x422.jpg)
Judge Blocks Rule That Would Have Kicked 700,000 People Off SNAP
By: Maria Godoy | NPR
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The rule, which was to take effect April 1, would have tightened work requirements for some food stamp recipients. But a judge said flexibility in food aid is needed amid a pandemic.
![A gavel on a set of scales](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Gavel02-900x422.jpg)
Marietta Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Pain Pills
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal jury has convicted an Ohio doctor accused of illegally distributing medication including pain pills. The government had charged Dr. Roger Anderson of Marietta with… Read More
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$1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement Trial Date Set
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August. An Aug…. Read More
![Red and blue lights, as if from a police vehicle](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AP_955471929341-900x422.jpg)
New Group to Serve Crime Victims who have Disabilities
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Columbus Dispatch via AP) — A new organization has formed to serve Ohio adults with disabilities who are victims of crime or witnesses of abuse, maltreatment or… Read More
![The Statehouse building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4536_1_-e1574198957390-900x422.jpg)
Legislation Would Lift Pain-and-Suffering Caps in Rape Cases
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Proposed legislation in the Ohio House would lift caps on pain-and-suffering awards in lawsuits brought by rape victims. The bill introduced this month by two Democratic… Read More
![Charles Reader](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AP_18317833652119-e1562091621504-900x422.jpg)
New Criminal Charges Filed Against Suspended Ohio Sheriff
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio – A suspended Ohio sheriff has been indicted on multiple felony charges including a count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. The Columbus Dispatch reports the… Read More
![A student walks to class on the campus of Shawnee State University, on March 16, 2006 in Portsmouth, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_060316035595-e1581957726770-900x422.jpg)
US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Transgender Pronoun Dispute
By: Associated Press
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — A judge has dismissed a professor’s lawsuit against a small, public university in Ohio that rebuked him for not addressing a transgender student using the student’s… Read More
![Photo of town square in Nelsonville Ohio. The town's fountain in on the left hand side of the image with buildings on the right.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Nelsonville_Ohio-e1544726003232-900x422.jpg)
Prosecutor: Others Could Be Implicated in Nelsonville Mismanagement Case
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio — An investigation into financial mismanagement in Nelsonville may not end at the indictment of a deputy auditor, according to the Athens County Prosecutor. Stephanie Wilson, of Stewart, is… Read More
![A gavel lays on top of money](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/gavel-money-e1478355836325-900x422.jpg)
Grand Jury Indicts Nelsonville Deputy Auditor for Alleged Payroll Fabrication
By: WOUB News Team
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(UPDATE 2/11/20 3:45 p.m.) Although none of the allegations involve their schools, WOUB News has a learned Stephanie Wilson was asked to resign her position from the Federal Hocking Local… Read More
![graphic of a gavel on a blue background](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/AP_988139653357-e1567534743990-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Teenager
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A murder charge against an 18-year-old West Virginia woman has been dismissed after prosecutors failed to find a key witness in the case. News outlets report… Read More
![Aaron Baer, President, Citizens for Community Values](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/aaron_baer__credit_jo_ingles_-e1580765641559-900x422.jpg)
Lawsuit Filed Against State Over Recent Changes to EdChoice Program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A suit has been filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by families who are affected by the legislature’s recently imposed 60-day moratorium on vouchers for the state’s EdChoice private school… Read More
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