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Benjamin G. Dusing is joining the firm as a Partner in the Litigation Group, practicing in the areas of complex litigation, white collar matters, and government enforcement defense.  A former federal prosecutor with extensive trial experience, Ben maintains an active civil litigation practice and draws upon his experience with the Justice Department to practice in the areas of white collar defense, internal investigations, and corporate compliance practice.  Prior to joining the firm, he was a Partner at Baker & Hostetler in Cincinnati, and had previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Department of Justice.  Ben is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Kentucky College of Law, from which he graduated Order of the Coif and served as Editor-in-Chief of the law review.

Angela M. Hayden joins the firm as an Associate practicing in civil litigation with an emphasis on employment law and domestic relations.  She is a member of a national team representing several manufacturing companies in the defense of toxic tort claims. Angela formerly served as a staff lawyer for the Honorable James Mason, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. Additionally, she was a legal extern for the Honorable James S. Gwin, United States District Court of the Northern District of Ohio.  She is a graduate of the College of Mount St. Joseph and the University of Akron School of Law.

Link to Press Release click here.

By Donald L. Stepner and Edward L. Metzger

The Court’s decision in Florence could affect the operations at local jails nationwide and in Kentucky.  For example, the Kentucky Jail Standards applicable to local jails currently do not permit strip searches of inmates in the absence of an individualized and reasonable suspicion that the inmate poses a security or safety risk.  If the policy at issue in Florence is upheld, policy makers could amend these regulations to grant jail staff broader authority to search detainees.

You can obtain more information about the Florence proceedings before the Supreme Court here.

By Claire E. Parsons

A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week on the constitutionality of a Kentucky High School Athletic Association rule that sets limits on academic scholarships. The rule limits merit-based aid to no more than 25 percent of the cost of tuition if a student wants to play a sanctioned sport. The parents challenging the rule argue that it discriminates on the basis of religion, claiming that students who want to play high school sports are penalized if they attend a private, religious-based school. The argument is that children who want to play sports are being penalized because of a parental decision that the child attends a religious-based high school. KHSAA’s attorneys argued that the rule is neutral, and does not impact religion at all, but rather is aimed at preventing unfair recruitment by private schools who seek to gain an advantage over the public schools, which cannot recruit student athletes outside of their boundaries.

For a link to the news article, click here.

By Mary Ann Stewart

“What began as a way to honor the memory of Sue Wagner on the anniversary of her death, became a community uniting in a way that far exceeded our expectations. Thanks to your amazing generosity, the shelves at the food pantry are over-flowing, and we also raised nearly $1,000 to restock the pantry in the coming months. What we expected to be a sad day was instead filled with tears of joy at what we accomplished in the memory of a woman who always put others before herself. Thank you.”

Gary Wagner and Amy Wagner Southard