The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of attorney Joshua A. Engel for six months for violations of state attorney discipline rules while Engel served as chief legal counsel for the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when a certified police officer has been promoted to chief of police in a township that does not have a civil service commission, and that person is later terminated as chief other than for cause, the officer does not have an automatic right under R.C. 505.49(B)(3) to be reinstated to the position he or she held before being promoted to chief.
The Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed a decision of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas that set aside the results of a 2011 election in which Lake Township voters approved a property tax levy to fund expansion of the Uniontown Police District.
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