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Leadership Ohio highlights Akron Municipal Court diversionary program COMPASS

When he was 18, Akron native Adam Huber was incarcerated in connection with several theft-related incidents.
“I was young and I did not learn much from that experience,” said Huber, who turns 31 on July 16.
Still when Huber was released, he embarked on a positive path. He got involved in the construction industr ... (full story)
State
Federal trial examines demographic shift of redistricting in Tarrant County
AUSTIN -- Federal judges in El Paso are reviewing a lawsuit that alleges Texas redistricting architects racially discriminated against minority voters in drastically reshaping a Tarrant County-based state Senate district.
Under the 2021 redistricting plan by the Legislature, state Senate District 10, which had been based largely ... (full story)
Most US adults say child care costs are a 'major problem,' a new AP-NORC poll finds

Americans overwhelmingly view the cost of child care as a significant issue, and most support initiatives to offer free or low-cost day care and to require employers to provide paid family leave for parents of babies, according to a new poll.
But they're divided over how to solve the problem and what role the government should h ... (full story)
High Court rejects man’s appeal that app use protected by Fourth Amendment
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a Columbus man indicted on aggravated robbery and related charges had no reasonable expectation of privacy while using a third-party online-marketplace app in the lead up to committing the offense.
Justices affirmed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ reversal of the trial court ruling ... (full story)
Attorney suspended for neglecting case, lying to judge
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently suspended a Pickerington attorney for two years, with six months stayed, for taking money from three clients, not performing work, lying to a judge, and masquerading as an assistant to relay false information to his clients.
A Supreme Court majority suspended Jeffrey D. Hunter and required him ... (full story)
Technology
Exploring the use of predictive analytics in litigation
Settle or go to trial? It’s a question that litigators face on a regular basis.
If the case carries risks, legal wisdom often leads lawyers to lean toward settlement. But as attorneys Ashley Hallene and Jeffrey M. Allen discuss in their October 2024 post on the Senior Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association websit ... (full story)