City of Sharonville v. American Employers Insurance: The case involves the 1981 murders of Marie Schuholz and her friend, Starla Burns, in their apartment in Sharonville. Relatives of the women claimed in 1999 to have uncovered information alleging that a Sharonville police officer in charge of the murder investigation deliberately destroyed evidence from the crime scene and took other steps to cover up the involvement of Schuholz's husband John, in the killings. John Schuholz was never charged in the deaths but later pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a subsequent wife and is now serving a federal prison sentence. The relatives alleged the officer worked for John Schuholz by collecting payments from his loan-sharking customers. The relatives sued the city. The Supreme Court will decide if the city's liability insurance companies are required to defend the officials against civil rights claims involving the alleged cover-up.
City of Cincinnati v. Baskin: The city is appealing court rulings that overturned a local ordinance banning the sale or ownership of assault-type rifles with magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The trial and appellate courts ruled the ordinance was not enforceable because it conflicts with state law that defines "automatic firearms" as weapons that can fire more than 30 rounds without reloading.
Wesley Hall Inc. v. Fowlee: The court will decide whether a person who dismisses a petition for continuing workers' compensation benefits has to refile the petition within one year or forfeit the right to dispute an employer's appeal.
In Re. Selina McBride: The case involves whether a Westwood mother, Peggy Fugate, could apply to adopt her daughter "as a "legal stranger" after the courts permanently revoked her parental rights in 1997. A lower court said she could. But, local child protection officials have contested that ruling to the Supreme Court saying it would threaten and undermine their efforts to help abused and neglected children start new lives with permanent adoptive families. The girl has bounced around foster homes for seven years and has never been adopted.
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