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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Chief Judge Sarah Morrison affirmed an earlier order from a magistrate judge in the case. The city of Columbus and state of Ohio have been using Marsy's Law to shield officers' names from public release.

The family members of people shot and killed by police in Ohio say lawmakers allowing police to charge up to $750 for body camera footage is a step backward for police transparency.

Mayor Shammas Malik has proposed spending $768,000 to hire a national consultant team led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered the city of Columbus to release the names of several officers involved in the deadly shooting of Jamie Overstreet. A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Overstreet in September.

The trial for Connor Grubb is set to begin on July 14, 2025.

The next county prosecutor will either be Democrat Shayla Favor or Republican John Rutan. Both agree the policy of appointing special prosecutors needs to be clearer, but only one has taken a stance thus far.

The body camera footage shows police telling Lamine Mahmoudi to drop edged weapons he was holding.

Several protesters wanted more transparency regarding the death of a Milwaukee man who was shot by Columbus police officers, but some of their "demands" had already been met.

Police and community members gathered outside the Chamber's Funeral Home for a procession to a memorial service for Patrol Officer Jamieson Ritter.

Prosecutors want to drop the charge for "purposeful" murder. The charge that would remain is for causing Casey Goodson Jr.'s death during a felonious assault.