Book banning and censorship have existed in this country since before the Constitution. The Puritans banned Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan in 1637, for example. The recent and highly politicized drive to remove certain volumes from school libraries has taken censorship to a new and troubling level. While Morton’s book was banned for criticizing Puritan …
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Joshua Engel To Present On Recent Summary Judgment Victory In Title IX Case
Managing Partner Joshua Engel is scheduled to present at an attorney’s forum on a recent favorable decision in a Title IX case. The case is Doe v. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Inc., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213380 (M.D. Fla., Nov. 4, 2021). In this case, the Plaintiff was a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. (“ERAU”), …
What to Do if You Are Falsely Accused of Domestic Violence In OH
There’s no question that domestic violence is a serious issue. According to the CDC, every minute an estimated 20 people are physically abused by an intimate partner. In 2019, there were 76,203 law enforcement calls for domestic violence incidents in Ohio alone. Although these laws are strict for a reason, the unfortunate reality is that …
Anne Tamashasky — “Hero”
The Managing Partner received one of the nicest emails we ever received today: “Our hero Anne Tamashasky!” The email commends and thanks Anne Tamashasky for her work defending a student wrongfully accused of misconduct in a school disciplinary hearing. I wanted to take this opportunity to say how fortunate we feel to have had Anne …
Lawyers for College Students – Engel & Martin, LLC
There are few things that are more exciting for a teenager (other than getting a driver’s license) than receiving an acceptance letter in the mail from the college or university of your dreams. Yet this incredible feeling can quickly be dashed if you are accused of academic misconduct or other disciplinary proceedings by your college …
New Miami Speed Camera Case To Be Reviewed By Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the New Miami Speed Camera case. The Butler County Common Pleas Court had ordered that over $3.5 million should be returned to tens of thousands of motor vehicle owners who were cited by the Village of New Miami’s unconstitutional automated speed enforcement program (ASEP). The court …
Scott O’Reilly Joins Engel & Martin, LLC
Engel & Martin, LLC is proud to announce that Scott O’Reilly has joined the firm in an Of Counsel position. O’Reilly began his legal career as an assistant prosecutor in the Clermont County Prosecutor’s Office. He became head prosecutor and supervisor for all child abuse and sexual assault cases in 2013. During his tenure in …
Thanksgiving – Engel & Martin, LLC
We are always touched to receive thank you notes from clients — especially at Thanksgiving. These notes are especially meaningful to us as former prosecutors — even though we worked to pursue justice, we almost never received direct thanks from the people we helped.