Marsy's Law

Blendon Township Police officer Connor Grubb shot 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, 21, on Aug. 24, 2023, after he and another officer confronted Young inside her car. Young was pregnant at the time and both she and her unborn child died.

The first shooting happened Saturday evening on the city's East Side. On Sunday, officers responded to a scene on Georgesville and Clime roads on just before 6:00 p.m.

Marsy's Law, a sort-of victims' bill of rights, is at the core of two cases over whether cities have to disclose police officers' identities.

The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office told WOSU the officer who fatally shot Young was Connor Grubb. Blendon Township refused to identify Grubb, citing Marsy's Law.

We’ll discuss Marsy’s Law and whether police who fire their weapons should be considered victims of violent crimes.

Some Ohio police departments are interpreting a law meant to protect victims of crime to mean some police officers have privacy protections, even as they have used force while in the line of duty.

The implementing legislation for Marsy's Law, which Ohio voters approved in 2017, goes into effect Thursday.

Methodically moving state by state, a group funded by a California billionaire is working its way toward adding a victims' rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Next week’s statewide ballot is topped off by a question about crime and the rights of victims. Issue 1 is well behind the big money involved in the drug…

Ohio Issue 1, known as Marsy's Law, would amend the state constitution to secure certain rights for crime victims and their families. With Election Day…