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Civics and History Celebrated at Record-Setting Open Doors Event
For two September evenings, the Supreme Court of Ohio stayed open late to offer after-hours tours of the majestic Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center. The event was part of Ohio Open Doors, an initiative spearheaded by the Ohio History Connection to have historic and cultural institutions across Ohio hold special events for the pub ... (full story)
Increased pay rate for death penalty defense approved
The complexity and costs to defend a person facing the death penalty have increased, and so will the compensation paid to attorneys who take on the task.
The Capital Case Attorney Fee Council recently adopted a recommendation by the Ohio Public Defender’s Office to raise the rate for capital cases from $140 per hour to $16 ... (full story)
‘Helping Through Healing’: 2026 Lean Forward Veterans Summit
Courts, treatment providers, and community partners that help veterans are invited to this fall’s Lean Forward Veterans Summit, a statewide conference dedicated to improving services and support for justice-involved veterans.
The Veterans Summit will take place on Nov. 19 in Columbus and is free to attend. This year’ ... (full story)
Trial court not mistaken when instructing jury on self-defense
The Supreme Court of Ohio Sept. 29 upheld the conviction of a Belmont County man who struck a neighbor’s home with a stray bullet while he was shooting at another man.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the trial court did not make a mistake when it omitted an instruction about transferred intent from its explanation to the ... (full story)
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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans.
The episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be ... (full story)
The world's largest oat milk producer has joined an unusual climate journalism campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — Oatly, the world's largest producer of oat milk, is sending a new message to its consumers: most people want their governments to take action on climate change.
Splashed on the side of the Swedish company's cartons is messaging from the “89 Percent Project,” a campaign launched by Covering Clima ... (full story)
As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures
Steve Brooks' cell has no windows or air conditioning, so he relies on two eight-inch fans when it's stifling inside California's oldest prison. There's no access to ice or cold water, and during periodic power outages, there's no electricity.
“It's kind of like you're hyperventilating. The room's closing in,” said B ... (full story)