CLEVELAND, Ohio — A North Olmsted man’s drunken-driving conviction netted him probation, but his subsequent Facebook rant against judges and police put him behind bars. William Bement, 27, was sentenced to 17 months in prison today for Facebook postings that threatened the lives of police and judges. One posting suggested people “stop shooting up schools …

Ways I Can Beat Your DUI / OVI ILLEGAL STOP OF PERSON OR VEHICLE – A driver cannot be stopped unless the officer has a reasonable and articulate basis to believe a law has been violated. An individual cannot be arrested unless a violation has occurred. ANONYMOUS REPORT OF DRUNK DRIVING – A motor vehicle …

TOPEKA, Kan. —         The state of Kansas is trying to force a man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple to pay child support, arguing that the agreement he and the women signed releasing him from all parental duties was invalid because they didn’t go through a doctor. Under Kansas law, a doctor’s involvement …

Ohio Judge Refuses To Divorce Lesbian Couple |    A Franklin County judge refused to divorce a lesbian couple, citing Ohio’s 2004 constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Jim Mason ruled that he could not divorce Laura Christina Thompson and Evangeline Grace Roller because their union had no legal effect in Ohio — though the …

For Immediate Release On June 3, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a 5-1 decision in State v. Bodyke, holding that the reclassification of sex offenders under the Adam Walsh Act violates the constitutiona doctrine of separation of powers.  In 2007, the Ohio General Assembly passed the Adam Walsh Act, requiring persons convicted of sexual …