New on the Site  Highlights from the current issue of FYI: National News: - The Court and the Fourth Amendment - Police Taser Use on Pregnant Woman Goes Before Supreme Court - AJA Blog: Judicial independence: The new threat from within State News: - Funding cuts are limiting public's access to justice in nation's courts - OSBA accepting Innovative Court Practices and Program Award nominations - The First Quarter 2012 issue of For the  Record is now available Archived editions of FYI  5/9/12  The first quarter issue of For the Record is now available 5/3/2012 Enactment News: HB 268 Jury Service effective May 22, 2012 4/26/12 Statewide Consortium of Ohio County Law Library Resources Boards 2011 Annual Report Supreme Court Rules Automatic Lifetime Registration, Notification for Juvenile Sex Offenders Unconstitutional 4/3/12 Ohio Driver's License Reinstatement Handbook (2nd Edition - Revised 1/1/2012) prepared by Judge Deborah J. Nicastro and Magistrate Robert G. Walton. Memorandum from Ohio Judicial Conference RE: Court Restricted Funds-- NEW Appropriation and Reporting Requirements 12/6/11 Child Sexual Abuse Evidence & Trial Court Procedure Issues (Revised August 2011) prepared by Judge Robert P. Ringland 2/29/12 Current Publications For the Record, 1st Quarter 2012 5/3/12 BillBoard, September 2011 9/06/11

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