The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

As a young girl growing up in Akron, Nora Bryan said she watched “The Practice” with her mother and romanticized what it would be like to be a lawyer. But as she grew older, she began putting the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When Eliza arrived on her West Coast college campus in the fall of 2020, building community was difficult due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Yet over time she forged a network of ...

The Official Law Journal for Local, County, State, US District and US Bankruptcy Courts. To the right are listed all legal happenings in Summit County by court. The Akron Legal News offers daily ...

The 9th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the convictions of Gracshawn Thomas, an Akron man who was found guilty of shooting and killing Alphonzo Golden and then trying to hide the evidence.

The 11th District Court of Appeals ruled recently that a defendant was not entitled to a resentencing hearing after his death penalty was modified and reduced to life imprisonment. The appellant, ...