Columbus City Attorneys Office

The state's highest court essentially told Columbus it can appeal a preliminary injunction that keeps the city from enforcing the laws.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni ruled that the city is protected as a political subdivision under Ohio law.

The permanent injunction prevents cybersecurity expert David L. Ross Jr. from discussing specific personal information he found after July's city-wide data hack.

“NO SEX SERVICE!!!!!” screams a sign outside the now-shuttered Sunflower Asian Spa. Yet that's exactly the reason why the city of Columbus shut down the…