Blog Posts in 2020

COVID-19 has brought the U.S. criminal justice system to a near halt. The vast majority of criminal and civil cases have been in limbo as the courts wrestle with the best manner in which to safely ...

Ohio’s criminal statutes pertaining to cybercrimes are seemingly archaic, limited solely to conduct that results in a successful or completed infiltration of a particular computer system and utilizing ...

Complaints of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, dating violence, or sexual harassment on campuses are governed by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, a gender discrimination law designed ...

In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that the Sixth Amendment requires unanimous jury verdicts to convict defendants in state criminal trials. The case, Ramos v. ...

The inability to fully monitor what a child or young adult does on the Internet is a constant struggle and source of anxiety for so many parents. However, that fear is extraordinarily heightened for ...

Attorney Ian Friedman discusses 100 tips for new criminal lawyers in a recent article published by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal. Mr. Friedman shares valuable information, which he gathered ...