MRR Ohio Legislative Updates: June 17 – July 14, 2016

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Notes from the House of Representatives HB No. 583 was introduced to remove any requirement under the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Law that public employees join or pay dues to any employee organization, to prohibit public employers…

Two MRR Attorneys Set to Speak at OACTA Seminar

On August 26, 2016, at the Quest Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio, two MRR attorneys will serve as seminar speakers at the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) continuing legal education program, "Governmental Liability Seminar." Jeffrey…

Law Enforcement Blog – Birchfield v. North Dakota: How it Affects OVI Prosecutions under the U.S. Constitution and Ohio Law

The collection and analysis of a person's breath, blood, or urine is considered a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, meaning that this collection and analysis is only constitutional if a warrant is first obtained, or if any of the well-established…

MRR Article: The Supreme Court of Ohio Confirms the Open Meetings Act Extends to Electronic Communications

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Recently the Supreme Court of Ohio was tasked with determining whether a series of emails between and among a majority of the members of a public body qualifies as a meeting for the purposes of Ohio's Open Meetings Act (R.C. § 121.22 ). The…