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Inside Courts: Lawsuits seek to establish rightful Nelsonville council
With a fourth court case now pending, maybe we’ll finally get an answer about who should govern Nelsonville.
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Inside Courts: Appeals court curtails local authority in plastic bag ban case
An appeals court ruling that Athens’ ordinance is unconstitutional spotlights a growing clash between state laws and municipal home rule.
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Inside Courts: Athens fights for local control in high-stakes court clash
Local and state statues — and Ohio cities’ home rule — collide as the Fourth District Court of Appeals hears Athens’ defense of its plastic bag ban.
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Nelsonville loses appeal in ballot initiative case
The Fourth District Court of Appeals largely upheld a local judge’s ruling that Nelsonville City Council had to act on a citizen initiative to repeal the city charter.
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Nelsonville council case closes locally, but remains open before the state
The plaintiffs moved to dismiss their local complaints on Friday, May 3.
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Nelsonville City Council controversy heads to state appeals court
A complaint filed on April 26 charges council members with usurpation of office. Locally, the plaintiffs want to disqualify the city attorney from representing the city.
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Man convicted in Nelsonville child Eli Spangler’s death released early; civil case settles
Donald Platt, a Nelsonville man convicted in the 2021 death of Eli Spangler, an 11-year-old boy, was released from prison last week. Meanwhile, attorneys reached a $101,000 settlement agreement in a related civil suit.