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During the week ending July 31, 2026 we have received listings of 9 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  34 Constitutional Law summaries,  71 Criminal Law Summaries,   3 Intellectual Property Summaries,  5 White Collar Summaries  1 Copyright Summary , 1 Internet Summary, and 2 Medical Malpractice Summaries.   We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

Opinion Summaries Posted for Week Ending  July 31 ,2026

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CJS:  Chair Melba Pearson’s celebration of the  Criminal Justice Section

We started this term needing to make real choices about our budget. We made cuts. We didn’t get to do everything we wanted to do this year, and I won’t pretend otherwise. But we close this term with a balanced budget and a Section that is genuinely better off than the one that I inherited. Building off the hard work of past Chairs Tina Luongo and Sidney Butcher, that discipline is something I’m proud to hand to the next Chair. And even with those constraints, our programming grew, our resolutions grew; Committee participation is up across the board. That is the real health of this section.

MELBA’S VIDEO.

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During the week ending July 24, 2026 we have received listings of 20 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  32 Constitutional Law summaries,  72 Criminal Law Summaries,   2 Intellectual Property Summaries,  6 White Collar Summaries  1 Copyright Summary and 1 Medical Malpractice Summary.   We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

Opinion Summaries Posted for Week Ending  July 24 ,2026

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During the week ending July 17, 2026 we have received listings of 23 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  22 Constitutional Law summaries,  61 Criminal Law Summaries,   7 Intellectual Property Summaries,  3 White Collar Summaries  3 Copyright Summaries and 2 Medical Malpractice Summaries.   We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

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Ohio has enacted a new law governing the use of drones by law enforcement, reflecting the growing effort by legislatures to adapt Fourth Amendment principles to rapidly evolving surveillance technologies. Signed by Governor Mike DeWine, House Bill 251 establishes that, in most situations, police officers must obtain a search warrant before using a drone to conduct a search when a warrant would also have been required had officers entered the location in person.

The legislation recognizes that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly valuable investigative tools while also raising significant privacy concerns. Until now, Ohio law addressed some warrant requirements for surveillance conducted from manned aircraft but did not specifically regulate drones. House Bill 251 fills that gap by extending traditional constitutional search principles to unmanned aerial surveillance.

Principal Provisions

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During the week ending July 10, 2026 we have received listings of 13 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  29 Constitutional Law summaries,  43 Criminal Law Summaries,   3 Intellectual Property Summaries,  3 White Collar Summaries  1 Internet law Summary and 1 Medical Malpractice Summary.   We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

Opinion Summaries Posted for Week Ending  July 10 ,2026

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Introduction

Few issues illustrate the continuing moral and legal debate over capital punishment more clearly than the sharply contrasting positions of Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump. One approaches the death penalty primarily as a question of the inherent dignity of every human person; the other views it principally as an essential instrument of justice, punishment, and public safety.

This difference is not merely theological or political. It reflects two fundamentally different understandings of criminal justice, the purposes of punishment, and the role of government in responding to the most serious crimes.

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During the week ending June 26, 2026 we have received listings of 22 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  39 Constitutional Law summaries,  46 Criminal Law Summaries,   3 Intellectual Property Summaries, 1 Internet Law Summary, 2 Medical Malpractice Summaries, and 10 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries.    We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

Opinion Summaries Posted for Week Ending  June 26 ,2026

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During the week ending June 19, 2026 we have received listings of 17 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  29 Constitutional Law summaries,  69 Criminal Law Summaries,   3 Intellectual Property Summaries, 1 Copyright Law Summary, 7 White Collar Summaries,  3 Medical Malpractice Summaries,  and 3 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries.    We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

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During the week ending June 12, 2026 we have received listings of 13 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  20 Constitutional Law summaries,  35 Criminal Law Summaries,   5 Intellectual Property Summaries, 1 Copyright Law Summary, 1 White Collar Summary and 6 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries.    We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

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