The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

In a 4-3 decision handed down recently, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined to issue an opinion on how trial courts should consider post-traumatic stress disorder when sentencing a veteran. The ...

A teenager receives a citation for speeding or a similar offense, the teen or a parent pays the fine and points are assessed on the juvenile’s driver’s license. That’s the typical way that traffic ...

Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Tom Parker fell into the legal profession by accident. “I decided to become a lawyer because I knew how bad I was at math,” Parker said in a telephone interview.

In a rule changed sparked by the murder of a Clark County deputy sheriff, the Ohio Supreme Court has instituted a new reporting rule for violent offenders who have been adjudged mentally ill.

The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to a Summit County Evergreen Homes case, State v. Willan (Supreme Court cite 13-7621). The case concerns the criminal charges brought ...

Barberton Municipal Court Judge Todd McKenney is known for his political and legal accomplishments on and off the bench, but what some people may not know is that Judge McKenney is also a licensed and ...

The 11th District Court of Appeals ruled recently that a defendant was not entitled to a resentencing hearing after his death penalty was modified and reduced to life imprisonment. The appellant, ...

AKRON––For those living with long-term mental illness and their families, the supports and services can be difficult to navigate. Summit County Probate Court’s New Day Court, the first of its kind in ...

Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June. Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San ...