When a celebrity is charged with driving under the influence, the legal proceedings often generate headlines which capture public attention. While many readers focus on the celebrity involved, some readers notice something else entirely: the legal issues unfolding behind the scenes. In the Tiger Woods DUI case, the recent legal issue was whether the prosecution can obtain Woods’ hospital records.
Over the past few months, courts in Central Ohio took a variety of steps to deal with the unprecedented challenges presented by the Coronavirus Pandemic. As the State of Ohio moves toward ‘reopening’ in this new reality, central Ohio courts are beginning to release plans on how they will operate in a way which will minimize the risk to court personnel, judges, attorneys and others with business before the court. Some courts have decided to publish their plans for reopening even before the release of the Supreme Court’s guidelines. Not every court has released such plans yet, so we will update this post as more information becomes available.
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