/tags/marsys-law Marsy's Law en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:03:40 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-25/federal-judge-says-ohios-marsys-law-does-not-protect-officers-identities-from-lawful-subpoenas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Chief Judge Sarah Morrison affirmed an earlier order from a magistrate judge in the case. The city of Columbus and state of Ohio have been using Marsy's Law to shield officers' names from public release. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:03:40 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-25/federal-judge-says-ohios-marsys-law-does-not-protect-officers-identities-from-lawful-subpoenas George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-02-11/ohio-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-whether-police-are-protected-by-marsys-law The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday from lawyers representing the Columbus Dispatch and the Columbus Division of Police. The case before the court will decide whether privacy protections afforded to victims of crime also apply to on-duty police officers. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:25:05 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-11/ohio-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-whether-police-are-protected-by-marsys-law George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-12-13/judge-orders-columbus-to-release-names-of-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-2023-despite-marsys-law A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered the city of Columbus to release the names of several officers involved in the deadly shooting of Jamie Overstreet. A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Overstreet in September. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:29:21 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-13/judge-orders-columbus-to-release-names-of-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-2023-despite-marsys-law George Shillcock /news/2024-08-13/blendon-township-police-officer-charged-with-murder-in-takiya-young-shooting Blendon Township Police officer Connor Grubb shot 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, 21, on Aug. 24, 2023, after he and another officer confronted Young inside her car. Young was pregnant at the time and both she and her unborn child died. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:12:47 GMT /news/2024-08-13/blendon-township-police-officer-charged-with-murder-in-takiya-young-shooting Renee Fox, George Shillcock /news/2024-05-13/two-shootouts-over-the-weekend-with-columbus-police-leave-two-dead-one-officer-injured The first shooting happened Saturday evening on the city's East Side. On Sunday, officers responded to a scene on Georgesville and Clime roads on just before 6:00 p.m. Mon, 13 May 2024 21:37:59 GMT /news/2024-05-13/two-shootouts-over-the-weekend-with-columbus-police-leave-two-dead-one-officer-injured George Shillcock /2024-05-09/the-ohio-supreme-court-cases-that-could-have-big-impacts-on-public-records-law Marsy's Law, a sort-of victims' bill of rights, is at the core of two cases over whether cities have to disclose police officers' identities. Thu, 09 May 2024 12:02:50 GMT /2024-05-09/the-ohio-supreme-court-cases-that-could-have-big-impacts-on-public-records-law Matthew Richmond, Ideastream Public Media /news/2024-04-15/ohio-supreme-court-orders-blendon-township-to-reveal-officers-names-in-fatal-takiya-young-shooting The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office told ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ the officer who fatally shot Young was Connor Grubb. Blendon Township refused to identify Grubb, citing Marsy's Law. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:53:30 GMT /news/2024-04-15/ohio-supreme-court-orders-blendon-township-to-reveal-officers-names-in-fatal-takiya-young-shooting George Shillcock /show/all-sides/2023-11-06/how-police-are-using-marsys-law-to-shield-the-identities-of-officers-involved-in-shootings We’ll discuss Marsy’s Law and whether police who fire their weapons should be considered victims of violent crimes. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:02:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-11-06/how-police-are-using-marsys-law-to-shield-the-identities-of-officers-involved-in-shootings /politics-government/2023-10-30/ohio-police-who-use-deadly-force-are-not-being-identified-why-the-lack-of-transparency Some Ohio police departments are interpreting a law meant to protect victims of crime to mean some police officers have privacy protections, even as they have used force while in the line of duty. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2023-10-30/ohio-police-who-use-deadly-force-are-not-being-identified-why-the-lack-of-transparency George Shillcock /2023-04-06/new-ohio-law-giving-more-rights-to-crime-victims-goes-into-effect-today The implementing legislation for Marsy's Law, which Ohio voters approved in 2017, goes into effect Thursday. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 01:00:48 GMT /2023-04-06/new-ohio-law-giving-more-rights-to-crime-victims-goes-into-effect-today Jo Ingles