An Indiana based Federal Court has recently struck down an Indiana statute designed to keep the public and press at least 25 feet away from police officers at a crime scene.  The Court concluded that the law was “void for vagueness.”  It also concluded that other Indiana statutes adequately protected police from interference with their

DAYTON and CINCINNATI, OH — [October 3, 2024] – The Benchmark Litigation 2025 Guide once again ranked Faruki PLL as one of Ohio’s preeminent litigation firms, naming it one of only 12 firms statewide to receive Benchmark’s highly recommended classification.  The 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation includes partners Erin Rhinehart, Jeff Ireland, and Jeff Cox

In a recent decision involving a local school board, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld governmental transparency when it ordered the Board to produce a record the Board had improperly withheld.  It then put some teeth in the ruling when it ordered the school board to pay the requester’s attorney fees.  This is good news to

A federal judge in Michigan recently upheld a public school’s ban on shirts bearing the logo “Let’s Go Brandon.”  The court concluded that the shirts conveyed a profane meaning, which allowed the school to ban it.  This is an interesting confrontation between First Amendment interests and the rights of schools to impose speech restrictions.