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Inside Courts: Ohio Supreme Court sidesteps Nelsonville crisis
The high court’s refusal to decide the city’s form of government leaves voters, candidates, and officials bracing for lawsuits and uncertainty.
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Inside Courts: Ohio Supreme Court punts on Nelsonville’s future government
Charter or statutory? The high court sidesteps the core issue, leaving the city’s political future cloudier than ever.
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Ohio Supreme Court denies Nelsonville’s request to remove candidates (Updated)
The city asked that certified candidates seeking municipal offices be removed, based on Nelsonville’s upcoming transition to a statutory government.
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Inside Courts: Nelsonville’s charter showdown lands before Ohio Supreme Court
Will Nelsonville voters’ 70% mandate for a statutory government stand, or can its city council’s repeal erase it?
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Nelsonville elections Ohio Supreme Court case reopens
The Ohio Supreme Court granted the city’s motion for reconsideration after it closed a suit seeking to remove some races from the November general election ballot.
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Nelsonville files to stop elections to statutory offices (Updated)
Three days after city council repealed Issue 23, the City of Nelsonville filed suit to remove races for statutory-based offices from the November general election ballot.
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Athens vendors may continue providing plastic bags after city loses legal fight
The Fourth District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision that the city’s bag ban is unconstitutional. The city is considering whether to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Athens County voters largely select Democratic candidates for state offices
Athens County voters approved a ballot issue the state rejected, and largely chose Democrats for state elections, with one exception.
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High court races will decide Ohio’s energy future
The court’s current and potential docket includes decisions on solar farms, the HB6 scandal and fracking under state parks.
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Disputes over access intensify as early voting begins
A new lawsuit filed with the Ohio Supreme Court claims that recent restrictions on those helping disabled voters violate the federal Voting Rights Act.