Notes from the House of Representatives: H.B. 460 was introduced to prohibit the state, a political subdivision, and any official, agent, or employee of any state or local government agency from knowingly enforcing or attempting to enforce any federal statute or regulation regarding a firearm H.B. 462 was introduced to authorize specified political subdivisions to […]
By: Curtis M. Graham, Esq. Nowadays it is not uncommon to look up into the sky and see a drone flying overhead. Everyone seems to have one. The rise (pun intended) of unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”) presents interesting questions for law enforcement officials across the country. Some are responding to criminal complaints, as was the […]
By: Christina L. Vessels, Esq. Last October, the Office of the Inspector General for the New York Police Department published a Report entitled “Police Use of Force in New York City: Findings and Recommendations on NYPD’s Policies and Practices.” The Report focuses on five aspects of use of force within the NYPD: (1) trends; (2) […]
Notes from the House of Representatives: H.B. 444 was introduced to allow certain D liquor permit holders to provide free tasting samples of beer, wine, and spirituous liquor to a person who is 21 years old or older and a paying customer of the permit holder H.J.R. 6 was considered for the first time proposing […]
By: Tami Zupkow Hannon, Esq. On February 1, 2016, SB 268 was introduced in the Ohio Senate. This bill, if passed, would reform the current state anti-discrimination laws. Of particular note, the proposed bill: Reduces the time to file a state law discrimination claim from the current 6 years to 1 year; Enlarges the current […]
MRR is pleased to announce the addition of two attorneys to its Columbus office. The new lawyers joined MRR on January 18, 2016. They represent clients in a number of practice areas, including medical defense, auto and commercial trucking, insurance coverage and bad faith, restaurant and retail defense, corporate law, public sector law, civil rights […]
Notes from the House of Representatives: H.B. 435 was introduced to authorize the Treasurer of State to issue revenue obligations of the state for the purpose of making loans to qualifying public entities for their acquisition of permanent improvements through the Treasurer of State’s purchase of public obligations of those qualifying entities Sub H.B. 166 […]
By: Kyle B. Melling, Esq. In Chimel v. California, 295 U.S. 752 (1969) the United States Supreme Court held that under the Fourth Amendment arresting officers may search a suspect who is under arrest as well as the area in the suspect’s immediate control for purposes of officer safety and to protect against the destruction […]
Notes from the House of Representatives: H.B. 423 was introduced to specify that an order for active military service or other documentation regarding the call to order of an individual in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Ohio organized militia is not a public record H.B. 424 was introduced to specify that […]
Recently Governor Kasich signed HB 56 into law, making Ohio one of the many states to enact “ban the box” legislation. The new law prohibits public employers from including on employment applications any questions concerning the criminal background of the applicant. It applies to all public employers, even those whose ability to hire applicants with […]