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Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending the temporary status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans that has allowed them to live and work in the U.S. for a quarter of a century after a devastating hurricane hit Central America, according to federal government notices — a move that comes as the White Ho ... (full story)
States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says
WASHINGTON (AP) — States can block the country's biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings, the Supreme Court ruled recently.
The 6-3 opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by the rest of the court's conservatives was not ... (full story)
Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The FBI, she said, was reviewing "tens of thousands of videos" of the wealthy financier "with children or child por ... (full story)
Lifelong Commitment to Public Service Leads Appellate Judge to Supreme Court
Judge Robert J. Patton of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals expressed excitement and honor ahead of his appearance on the Supreme Court of Ohio.
“As a lifelong attorney, it is an incredible honor to be asked to sit in that chair,” said Judge Patton.
Judge Patton sat with the Supreme Court to hear In re appli ... (full story)
Appellate panel partially vacates public-nuisance decision
A Tenth District Court of Appeals panel in a recent decision vacated a portion of a judgement against a limited-liability company that owns a duplex in the North Campus neighborhood of Columbus.
The appellate panel ruled that the Franklin County Municipal Court, Environmental Division judge’s imposition of a permanent inju ... (full story)