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New Street Law is a British legal drama television series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One. The series was created by G. F. Newman and Matthew Hall, and starred an ensemble cast headed by John Hannah and Paul Freeman.
With John Hannah, Paul Freeman, John Thomson, Lisa Faulkner. New Street Law, set in Manchester's legal community, follows the exploits, competitiveness and legal cases of two rival law firms of barristers that both have very different attitudes to justice.
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Texting and driving
Ohio motorists can be pulled over by law enforcement solely for driving with an electronic device in hand, except in cases where a driver is stopped at a red light or holding a phone to their ear. The new distracted driving restrictionmakes having a phone while driving a primary offense — meaning law enforcement personnel no longer need a secondary reason, such as swerving between lanes, to pull over someone on their phone. A violation could result in a ticket and up to $500 in fines, but law...
Guns during a riot, mob or state of emergency
Deadly weapon or firearm businesses must be deemed “essential” businesses during a state of emergency, like the one DeWine declared at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Under Senate Bill 16, state agencies and political entities cannot curtail access to firearms in such states of emergency. When trying to suppress a riot or mob, political entities with police powers are allowed to cordon off any area threatened by the demonstrators and prohibit those demonstrators from entering it. Law...
Swatting
House Bill 462establishes “swatting,” the act of intentionally reporting false or misleading information to law enforcement, as its own criminal offense. The bill garnered attention in the General Assembly amid a September notice from the Ohio Department of Public Safety alerting people to a “statewide series of bogus phone calls,” including a false active shooter reportat a Licking County high school.
Photo ID
The enactment of House Bill 458, an omnibus election-related bill, means that in order to vote, Ohioans must now show photo ID at the polls, as opposed to earlier rules permitting voters to show non-photo ID, like utility bills. The photo ID requirement does not apply to mail-in voters.
Absentee voting
House Bill 458 also requires Ohioans to request an absentee ballot sooner, making the deadline seven days before Election Day as opposed to three days before. Absentee ballots must arrive at the board of elections by the fourth day — instead of the tenth day — after Election Day.
Early in-person voting
Ohioans can no longer vote during the six-hour period typically held the Monday before Election Day. Instead, House Bill 458 requires the Secretary of State to reallocate those six hours across the preceding week.
Child sex abuse prevention curriculum
Under Erin’s Law, Ohio’s public, charter and STEM schools must provide students in kindergarten through sixth grade with one hour of developmentally appropriate instruction on sexual abuse prevention each school year. For seventh through 12th graders, schools must teach dating and sexual violence prevention. Parents and legal guardians can opt their child out of the instruction, and the lessons cannot be provided by organizations associated with abortion. The bill’s namesake, Chicago native E...
Religious accommodation for students
The “Testing Your Faith Act,” or House Bill 353, requires state colleges and universities to provide students with at least three days each semester to observe a religious holiday.
Temporary licenses for returning teachers
The Ohio Department of Education must, under House Bill 554, award retired and former teachers who want to get back into the classroom with nonrenewable, two-year temporary education licenses — so long as the recipient completes either 18 continuing education units or six semester hours of coursework during the duration of the temporary license.
Fracking, natural gas
House Bill 507, nicknamed the “Chicken Bill,”redefines natural gas as a form of “green energy,” which is considered energy that is “more sustainable and reliable relative to some fossil fuels.” Originally authored to reduce the minimum number of poultry chicks that can be sold in lots, the bill also includes provisions to expedite the process for oil and gas companies to get fracking leases.
Disability can’t be used to deny parental rights
Ohio courts, children’s services, child placement, and adoption agencies cannot deny or limit parental or custodial rights based on a person’s disability. Instead, Senate Bill 202realigns agencies’ actions with how nondisabled parents are typically treated: challenging a person’s parental or custodial rights only when there is clear and convincing evidence of a threat to a child’s welfare.
Ohio mayors and officiating marriage
The enactment of House Bill 35allows Ohio mayors to solemnize a marriage anywhere in the state — an expansion from an earlier law that permitted them to do so only in counties with a mayor’s municipal corporation.
Water pressure at public pools
Under Makenna’s Law, the owner of a public swimming pool, spa or special-use pool must limit the pressure of the water — specifically setting it at no more than 20 feet per second — to protect patrons from injury. The bill, House Bill 178, is named after a Milford girl who was seriously hurt in November 2019 while attending a friend’s birthday party at an indoor waterpark. At the time, she was 7 years old.
Important Update Regarding Membership Dues. After careful consideration, the Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors has voted to implement a modest increase in membership dues effective July 1, 2024.
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May 30, 2024 · COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — An Ohio bill is in the works that would criminally charge teachers and librarians for giving students access to obscene materials. If the bill becomes law, teachers could ...
ORIENT, Ohio ( WCMH) – The family of the Pickaway County corrections officer shot and killed at the county training academy in April has hired a lawyer. Lt. Rodney Osborne’s death is being ...
