Courts

Jessica Watkins, of Champaign County, is on trial in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The real estate and property management group Clover Group has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit.

Highland County Judge Rocky Coss and his statewide committee made 100 recommendations to the Ohio Supreme Court including remote hearings and testimony

Finalizing their series of panels covering the courts and democracy, the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance and Common Cause Ohio discussed the reality of fairness in the courts.

A change in Ohio law has made it easier for people to change their names, fix past errors, and get federally compliant REAL ID driver’s licenses.

The Federal District court in southwest Ohio is considering candidates for a new magistrate judge to fill a vacant seat based in the downtown Dayton Federal Building. Unlike federal judges appointed by the president, magistrate judges work for the court.

The Dayton Municipal Court will start hearing eviction cases again beginning June 1. Other courts in the Miami Valley have already started hearing…

The attorney general is advising Ohio’s courts that they can suspend jury trials to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Earlier today, March 18, Ohio Attorney General David Yost issued an opinion saying he believes judges may suspend jury trials in order to prevent the…

Former Dayton City Commissioner Joey Williams has been convicted in connection with an ongoing federal corruption probe. He pleaded guilty Friday to…

The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal by Montgomery County seeking immunity in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an inmate who died in 2012 during…

The City of Dayton is asking voters to consider a ballot initiative next Tuesday. The measure would decriminalize certain misdemeanor offenses for…