Inside Courts: Ohio Supreme Court sidesteps Nelsonville crisis – Athens County Independent

Inside Courts: Ohio Supreme Court sidesteps Nelsonville crisis – Athens County Independent

Graphic by Jen Bartlett. In Inside Courts, retired judge Tom Hodson explains the complexities of the law and legal cases, helping you understand what’s at stake — and how it affects you. The Ohio Supreme Court used just seven words to reject an eleventh-hour bid to avoid further chaos in the City of Nelsonville. “On second motion for reconsideration. Motion denied,” the court wrote in a decision filed on Wednesday, Sept. 24. That was the court’s…