US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Kavanaugh's concurrence says the rule may be legal but too rushed for the midterms, while dissenters Thomas and Alito say it should stand for now.
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Suspended Sandusky County judge stays on ballot; Ohio justice says he is ineligible to hold office
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled it cannot remove Jon Ickes from the November ballot after his law license was suspended for two years, exposing a gap in state election law that could leave voters choosing a candidate who cannot serve.
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values
Domestic violence advocates warn that GOP-backed limits on no-fault divorce could trap abuse survivors, months after a Virginia murder-suicide spotlighted delays.
Tiffin 18-year-old reached 127 mph, drove with lights off before violent rollover, sheriff’s reports say
Brady Monaco was ejected from his pickup and found unconscious after a pursuit that deputies say crossed fields, blew through stop signs at triple-digit speeds and ended after the truck struck two utility poles.
Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court
A whistleblower says the rushed verification portal has bugs that could reject valid ballots, with midterms weeks away and a ruling pending.
Federal racketeering lawsuit accuses Vivek Ramaswamy of stealing idea behind his ‘anti-woke’ investment firm
The lawsuit alleges Ramaswamy was offered a 30% stake and CEO role in GloriFi’s planned anti-ESG investment business before launching Strive months later.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule
A federal judge called the rule unconstitutional days before ballots began mailing, setting up an emergency Supreme Court fight over Congress and states election powers.
Judge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped charges against Olympian David Hearn, but the dismissal without prejudice leaves the door open for Trump to push a refiling.
Former Ohio GOP candidate awaiting kidnapping trial stars in new ‘forever home’ TV episode
TiffinOhio.net has learned the network was unaware of his pending felony case before broadcast and is now reviewing the situation.
Trump’s newest order on birthright citizenship blocked in federal court
Judge Deborah Boardman ruled Trump's revised order is almost certainly unconstitutional, citing a Supreme Court decision that already settled the citizenship question this summer.
Whistleblower ruling hits Vivek Ramaswamy at worst possible time, reviving ‘conman’ attacks weeks before voting begins
A federal judge’s refusal to dismiss a whistleblower claim against Vivek Ramaswamy is dragging allegations about his business practices back into the center of the competitive Ohio governor race.
Court records unveil explosive claims inside ongoing lawsuit against Vivek Ramaswamy
TiffinOhio.net reviewed more than 150 pages of court records showing how Ramaswamy fought for years to kill the case — and why a federal judge just refused.
USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order
The whistleblower says a single misread barcode could cause USPS to reject entire batches of ballots, potentially disenfranchising millions of voters.
Federal court blocks Ohio’s proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration
LaRose is appealing the ruling and asked the judge to let the requirements stand while the case continues, citing a Franklin County noncitizen voting case as justification.
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
If Florida and Texas win their lawsuit citing the 150-year-old Comstock Act, mifepristone could become unavailable nationwide regardless of state abortion laws.
Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
Amazon denies the seven-year fake-bid scheme, calling the FTC's case a misreading of 1.5 million pages of internal records amid a $68 billion ad business.
Federal judge refuses to toss whistleblower case alleging Vivek Ramaswamy demanded employees break securities laws
A federal judge has refused to dismiss the whistleblower claim against Ohio’s Republican nominee for governor, ruling the former Strive executive alleged enough to keep Ramaswamy personally in the case.
Sandusky County’s Republican scandal machine has one constant: Justin Smith
The Toledo Blade editorial board says Sandusky County is “sliding into political cesspool status.” The scandals behind that judgment span nearly the entire 18 years Justin Smith has run the county Republican Party.
Ohio Supreme Court rejects judge’s claim abortion amendment hinders job
The ACLU of Ohio and the attorney general argued Trumbull County Judge David Engler offered no evidence the amendment caused his bypass caseload to drop to zero.
Behind Jack Windsor’s 'investigative reporter' persona: abuse allegations, bankruptcy and a $185K judgment
Windsor called scrutiny of his 2018 domestic case a “grotesque obsession” and said claims were disproven or retracted. The docket contains no such finding. Separate court records show a $150,000 loan to his media company ended in a six-figure judgment before he filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
