Leftist Lawfare Shark Marc Elias Sues To Help Noncitizens Vote
The Elias Law Group is suing again - this time to kill an Ohio law aimed at blocking foreign nationals from voting in U.S. elections.The Elias Law Group is suing again - this time to kill an Ohio law aimed at blocking foreign nationals from voting in U.S. elections.Defeated Democrat senator attempts a long-shot political comeback: 'Voters will reject him again'
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is attempting to reignite his political career after facing a brutal electoral loss in November 2024.
Brown relaunched his Senate campaign on Monday to try to take back an Ohio Senate seat after Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno defeated him in November by over 200,000 votes.
'Ohioans just rejected Sherrod Brown's radical agenda.'
Brown will be running alongside 75-year-old millionaire Fred Ode in the Democrat primary to ultimately face off against Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Husted was appointed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in January to fill the Senate seat vacated by JD Vance after he became vice president.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee wasted no time before calling out Brown's track record, accusing him of selling out to the "far left."
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"Ohioans just rejected Sherrod Brown's radical agenda of allowing biological men to compete in women's sports, fueling mass illegal immigration, and failing to protect Ohio's good-paying manufacturing jobs," NRSC regional press secretary Nick Puglia said in a press release. "If Brown wins his primary, we remain confident voters will reject him again in 2026."
Brown boasted a steady streak of left-wing policies throughout the 18 years he served in the Senate.
The NRSC's attack ad said Brown pushed sex-change surgeries for children, "funneled money" to groups that wanted to defund the police, and embraced the open-borders, mass-amnesty policies that became commonplace within the Democratic Party.
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"Sherrod Brown didn't stand up for Ohio," the ad said. "He sold it out."
"Ohio deserves better. Not a liberal sellout like Sherrod Brown."
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'Unsettling': Former teacher pleads guilty to 21 felony counts of child sex crimes against girl
A former sixth-grade teacher in Ohio has pleaded guilty to 21 felony counts of child sex crimes against an underage girl and now faces up to 15 years in prison.
Stefanie Erin Kellenberger, 40, recently pleaded guilty to four counts of third-degree felony sexual battery and 17 counts of third-degree felony unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, according to Richland County Common Pleas Court records.
'This news may be unsettling, especially for families with children in our schools.'
According to the Mansfield News Journal, Richland County Common Pleas Judge Brent Robinson said, "You had been a teacher. She had been a student. But at the time these occurred, you were not her teacher, and she was not your student."
State prosecutors informed the court that there was “no use of force” in Kellenberger’s sexual abuse.
"Consent was never an issue in this case," James Mayer III, Kellenberger's defense attorney, stated. "It's an age thing."
Mayer reportedly pointed out that his client had no legal issues before this case.
Bryan Dove, an assistant prosecutor for Richland County, alleged that Kellenberger began grooming the girl when she was just 13 years old and that the child sex abuse began when the victim turned 14.
"The relationship continued until the age of consent,” Dove told the judge.
Ohio law declares that 16 years old is the age of consent.
Kellenberger allegedly sexually abused the girl at her home in Shelby, according to the New York Post. Prosecutors claimed Kellenberger committed child sexual abuse between February 2020 and October 2021, the Richland Source said.
The victim allegedly asked that Kellenberger serve three years in prison, but the judge reportedly said that the sentence was too lenient for the severity of the crimes.
The Post said prosecutors presented Kellenberger with two options: 12 years flat prison time or 15 years with the possibility of judicial release after 10 years.
The disgraced teacher reportedly chose the second option when she pleaded guilty, court documents show.
Kellenberger also must register as a Tier 3 sex offender, court papers said. She was ordered to have no contact with minors and forfeit her teaching license forever.
Dove noted, "The victim is relieved to not have to testify. That's why we entered into this agreement with the defendant."
Kellenberger was a sixth-grade English and language arts teacher at Shelby City Schools at the time of her crimes.
Shelby City Schools Superintendent Michael Browning sent a letter to parents in October 2024 regarding the accusations against Kellenberger.
“As a follow-up to the communication sent on March 4, 2024, I have been informed that the staff member placed on administrative leave following serious allegations has been arrested, and criminal charges have been brought against them,” Browning stated, according to a separate story by the Richland Source. "This news may be unsettling, especially for families with children in our schools."
Browning added that "we have been in touch with the district’s legal counsel and are awaiting further guidance. As shared previously, the staff member was immediately placed on leave and has had no contact with students or staff since the investigation began."
The Mansfield News Journal in a separate story reported that Kellenberger resigned in October 2024 "due to personal reasons."
Superintendent Browning said at the time, "She is no longer an employee. We're going to move on."
Kellenberger's photo was still visible on the Shelby City Schools website on Friday morning.
Kellenberger is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 6, according to court records.
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Male accused of punching woman in face, knocking her out during Cincinnati mob attack finally appears in court
The male accused of punching a woman in her face and knocking her out during last month's mob attack in Cincinnati has been extradited from Georgia and faced an Ohio judge Friday morning, WXIX-TV reported.
Patrick Rosemond, 38, had been in Fulton County, Georgia, where he was arrested Aug. 4 and was brought back overnight to Hamilton County, Ohio, prior to his 9 a.m. court appearance, the station said.
Rosemond is seen on video dancing, high-fiving spectators, and taunting victims following the 'violent attack,' the prosecution added, according to WXIX.
Cincinnati police and prosecutors say Rosemond is the male who punched and knocked out the woman known as Holly during the mob attack, WXIX reported.
Cellphone video (1:34 mark) shows Holly, who is wearing a blue dress, apparently trying to intervene on behalf of a beaten-up man, but instead another female punches her from behind — and seconds later, a male punches her in the face, knocking her flat on her back on the street.
Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio shared on X grisly images of Holly's face days after the beatdown.
"This is Holly," Moreno wrote in his post. "She wanted to have a nice evening out with friends. Instead, she got this."
Vivek Ramaswamy — who is running for Ohio governor — shared a disturbing close-up image of Holly's face after she hit the ground; her eyes are wide open, and her body is motionless. Video shows a few people soon trying to help her up.
Holly has spoken out several times since the mob attack.
During Friday's hearing, Hamilton County prosecutors asked the judge to set a high bond for Rosemond, WXIX reported.
The prosecution said that in addition to nearly killing Holly, Rosemond “assaulted each and every single victim in brutal and vicious fashion," the station noted.
Rosemond is seen on video dancing, high-fiving spectators, and taunting victims following the “violent attack,” the prosecution added, according to WXIX.
What's more, the prosecution said Rosemond has prior convictions — including 10 misdemeanors and three felonies — and is a flight risk given that he “fled the jurisdiction” to Atlanta, the station said.
Rosemond’s defense countered that going to Atlanta was pre-planned and was not a flight attempt, WXIX said.
The judge sided with the prosecution and issued Rosemond a $500,000 bond, the station said, adding that if Rosemond posts bond, he'll be required to wear an electronic monitoring device.
Rosemond and five other suspects were indicted last Friday on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot in connection with the mob attack. Each of the six suspects faces up to 29.5 years in prison if convicted on all eight charges.
A seventh mob attack suspect was arrested earlier this week on different charges — aggravated riot and aggravated robbery — after allegedly stealing a necklace off the neck of an assault victim.
Chief Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Kip Guinan also addressed other heated issues related to the mob attack.
First, a white male was seen on video slapping a black male in the face, after which the mob attack commenced. However, Guinan said that slap came after someone else was already beaten, not before, WXIX said.
Second, Guinan acknowledged that racial slurs are audible on some of the videos of the mob attack — however, he said the slurs were uttered "a minute and 47 seconds into the brutal beatdown," the station reported.
"Were there words said? Yes. Were they inappropriate? Absolutely," Guinan also noted, WXIX reported, before adding that "these poor people were being assaulted, stomped WWE-style, elbow-drops onto pavement. One woman was knocked out to the point her head hit the pavement. We could be here on a homicide.”
You can view cellphone videos of the mob attack here, here, here, here, and here.
Black leaders in Cincinnati have said the case's prosecution so far has been unfair to the black community — and have demanded charges against the white male seen issuing the slap.
"What incited and who incited the rioting? If the riot is because of a slap, who incited the rioting?" Rev. Damon Lynch said to a crowd Monday at New Prospect Baptist Church in the Roselawn neighborhood, WXIX reported in a separate story.
After Lynch, who is black, played video of the face slap, he told the crowd, "And [mean]while the only people charged — again I'll say it — are the ones who look like me," the station said.
BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock — who has been commenting consistently on the mob beatdown since it all unfolded late last month — blasted Cincinnati's black leaders for their stance.
"If anybody watched this video, if anybody sees men and women kicking a man while he's down, if anybody sees a picture of a woman beaten, knocked out, and says, 'Hey, I'm going to organize a press conference at a church in Cincinnati,' and black leaders are going to complain, 'Hey, why isn't this white man that's getting kicked in the head, why hasn't he been charged?' that's a group of people in need of some humility," Whitlock said.
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One of the clips Whitlock aired shows Rev. Lynch altering the lyrics of a Jim Croce song for his own purposes as he spoke to the crowd at church: "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit in the wind, you don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger, and you don't slap a black man in the face."
Whitlock responded to Lynch's words by saying, "Why is he racializing this? It's disrespectful to slap anyone, regardless of color, in the face. Is he saying ... if a black person slaps a black person in the face, it's OK? If a black gang member shoots a black man in the face, it's OK? If a black gang member accidentally shoots some young black child, it's OK? But everybody knows that you don't slap a black man in the face, I guess, unless you're black. He's in a church talking about common street thugs — and I'll include the white guy in that, because he ... seemed to be trying to fight with someone. ... [The reverend is] justifying to the people in that audience and other black people in Cincinnati that if you get slapped in the face by a white person, a gang of you all should jump on that man and beat up the woman. This is inside of a church! This is insanity; this is lack of humility."
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Tennis star stops match to make absurd demand about a baby in the crowd
Tennis star Emma Raducanu has fans split on whether she was justified in asking match officials to take action against a baby during the Cincinnati Open.
World No. 39 Raducanu was in tough competition on Monday when she drew No. 1 player Aryna Sabalenka in the Round of 32. In a very close match, Raducanu was behind by just one game in the third set, but before serving, the British player paused and stepped away from the court to make a complaint to the umpire.
'I can call in, but we have to continue for the moment.'
As a baby is heard crying in the distance, Raducanu looked visibly bothered before motioning to the sidelines and saying, "It's been like 10 minutes," referring to the baby in the stands.
The umpire responded to the 22-year-old, bluntly saying, "It's a child. Do you want me to send the child out of the stadium?"
Shockingly, a group of fans shouted "yes" as Raducanu gestured in agreement with the crowd.
The umpire quickly revealed she would take action.
"I can call in, but we have to continue for the moment," the umpire explained.
The crowd applauded as Raducanu returned to position to serve. Although Sabalenka botched the next point, the top women's player went on to win the match. She eventually fell to No. 12-ranked American Amanda Anisimova in the semifinals.
Talksport pundit Simon Jordan agreed with Raducanu and took issue with the idea of not banning children from sporting events.
"If they've got a baby inside an auditorium: A, I don't think it's particularly responsible parenting. And B, it's not reflective of the environment a child should probably be in!" Jordan claimed, per the Mirror. "And C, you've then got the distraction that tennis player, or anyone playing an individual sport that requires a degree of concentration, is going to be affected by."
While many fans agreed that players need silence, others compared the scenario to other sports — such as boxing or darts — where the players do not have a choice.
"Meanwhile players in football, cricket, basketball etc.. playing with 200 freaking decibels of loud noises from tens of thousands in crowd," a fan said in reaction to the video on X.
"Not like she's playing chess," another viewer wrote.
Multiple viewers also joked about the idea that while Raducanu was bothered by the baby's cries, she did not seem to take issue with Sabalenka's loud grunts when she hits the ball.
Interestingly, despite having issues with the chatty infant, Raducanu also received a lecture from the umpire in the same match for approaching her coach to get direction.
The umpire made it clear that the coach had to remain in his seat and that she could not approach him, but Raducanu said it was too hard to hear because of the arena's music.
"Then he needs to speak louder," the umpire explained.
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5 charged in Cincinnati mob attack — and new details emerge about woman punched in face, apparently knocked out cold by thug
While police in Cincinnati said they've charged five people in connection with the brutal mob beatdown that took place downtown over the weekend, details have emerged about the woman seen in a cellphone video of the attack getting punched in the face by a thug — and apparently knocked out cold.
"We have victims and suspects identified,” Police Chief Teresa A. Theetge said Monday, according to NewsNation. “We have charged five people, and we anticipate there will be more. Anyone who put their hands on another individual during this incident in an attempt to cause harm will face consequences.”
'You had a grown man who sucker punched a middle-aged woman. ... That person ought to go to jail for a very long time — and frankly, he's lucky there weren't some better people around because they would've handled it themselves.'
Fox News said the incident is now under investigation as a potential hate crime. The names of those charged have not been released yet, WXIX-TV reported.
NewsNation said the mob attack took place just after 3 a.m. Saturday, and police arrived at 3:12 a.m. after the beatdown had ended. NewsNation said most participants had departed but that victims were still present.
One of the victims was a woman in a blue dress who in the main cellphone video is seen apparently trying to intervene on behalf of one of the beaten-up men, but she's punched in the back of her head by another female — and seconds later a male punches her in the face, knocking her flat on her back on the street. (The violence against her begins at the 1:35 mark — and it appears the clip may not be viewable unless you're signed into X.)
A disturbing close-up of the woman's face shows her eyes wide open and body motionless before a few people try to help her up.
Vivek Ramaswamy — who's running for Ohio governor — posted that image on X and noted that he interacted on Monday with the brutalized woman: "I spoke to Holly earlier today (the woman tragically assaulted in Cincinnati this weekend). She’s a single working mom who went to a friend’s birthday party."
Ramaswamy also noted in his post that "Holly said not a single local or state official had yet reached out as of earlier this afternoon, other than one police detective" but that she "appreciates the kind words and prayers from patriots across the country."
Vice President JD Vance had harsh words for those who hurt the woman, particularly the male who punched her down to the surface of the street: "You had a grown man who sucker punched a middle-aged woman. ... That person ought to go to jail for a very long time — and frankly, he's lucky there weren't some better people around because they would've handled it themselves."
Earlier in the aforementioned main cellphone clip, the man she was trying help — dressed in a white shirt and black pants — was chased into the street and knocked down before multiple attackers repeatedly punched and kicked and stomped him over the course of nearly a minute amid hooting and hollering.
A set of three other videos appear to show the same beatdown from different vantage points — and additional victims are seen. (Again, the clips may not be viewable unless you're signed into X.)
- One that lasts 23 seconds shows three other men knocked to the surface of the same street. Then one attacker leaps and lands his body atop one of the male victims — pro wrestling-style — while the victim is still lying on the street surface. Afterward, a laughing, smiling male pulls the attacker away.
- Another video that lasts 12 seconds shows what appears to be the same victim from the 23-second video getting pummeled from behind and knocked to the ground as a voice is heard saying "sleep him again!" The victim is then dragged by his foot into the middle of the street.
- The third video — which lasts one minute and 14 seconds — appears to show what preceded the beatdown in the main video. It shows the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants — who was beaten up in the first video — squaring off with a male in a red shirt and black shorts who would soon take part in the mob attack. It appears to show the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants making physical contact with the male in the red shirt and black shorts — and then it's on.
An additional Facebook video appears to show even more of what occurred prior to the mob attack. It depicts what seems to be a verbal argument and minor scuffle that was on its way to calming down, and then the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants seems to lightly slap the face of the male in the red shirt and black shorts, which — as noted above — leads to the beatdown.
However, BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock on Monday stated on “Jason Whitlock Harmony" that he's heard the argument that the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants — a white man — "started it" by making physical contact with the male in the red shirt and black shorts — a black man, and that was justification for the mob attack.
"That's ridiculous to me," Whitlock said. "The level of attack on this man? Completely unjustified."
BlazeTV contributor Shemeka Michelle agreed, telling Whitlock the attack was "definitely unjustified. When they tried to show the video of the guy in the red being pushed and acting as if that was justification. ... But for all of these people to jump in — and it wasn't just men jumping in; there were women jumping in as if they were men."
Whitlock on Sunday posted a message on X calling out the mob attack, saying that "this behavior and lack of national outrage are unsustainable. It's unsustainable. The anti-white bigotry at the root of this behavior must be addressed. Sickening."
NewsNation reported that Police Chief Theetge blasted bystanders, noting that despite the preponderance of people with cell phones out and recording the beatdown, only one person called 911.
“For all those people recording with cell phones and for us to only get one call is unacceptable in this city,” Theetge added, according to the outlet.
The chief also ripped those who posted videos of the attack on social media given that the clips don't show the full context of it, NewsNation said: “That social media post and your coverage of it distorts the content of what actually happened and makes our jobs more difficult.”
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