Stay updated with breaking news from Gregs Stephens. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A fired attorney and magistrate in Ohio has been awarded more than $1.1 million in her First Amendment lawsuit against a judge who fired her after she sought time off for the Jewish High Holidays.
She alleged her First Amendment free exercise right was violated.
The Ohio Supreme Court is set to decide a challenge to a Southwest Ohio school district’s policy allowing specified staff to carry firearms on school grounds. At issue is whether Madison Local near Middleton in Butler County and others can set training requirements for staff carrying firearms on school grounds, or whether those designated to do so must complete peace officer training outlined in state law. Oral arguments took place Tuesday, less than a week after a different court voided Madison Local’s firearms policy. In a decision Thursday, Butler County Common Pleas Judge Greg S...