News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost commends the recent passage of House Bill 390, which will require sexual-assault-exam kits to be tested from any case believed to involve human trafficking.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost applauds the recently ended 134^th General Assembly for approving legislation that prohibits swatting – the practice of reporting a fraudulent crime or emergency with the intent of provoking an emergency response by law enforcement, typically at the residence of another.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost praises the recently ended 134^th General Assembly for its near-unanimous approval of legislation that increases the penalty for disrupting a lawful meeting.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the death of Wyandot County Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel J. Kin who died in the line of duty today.

A Fairfield County judge has granted Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing Columbus’ newly passed gun ordinances from taking effect.

A federal judge has appointed two Ohio pension systems as lead plaintiffs and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office as lead counsel in a securities class-action lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the entertainment conglomerate formed after the spinoff of Warner Media by AT&T and its merger with Discovery on April 8, 2022.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today joined Pickaway County Sheriff Matthew O. Hafey to announce that human remains discovered 31 years ago have been identified as Robert A. Mullins of Columbus.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has been elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for 2023.

A recent court ruling declaring the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) unconstitutional has prompted Attorney General Dave Yost and 8 colleagues to urge Congress to abandon any planned changes to the law – aside from repealing it – during the current lame-duck session.

A 30-year-old Elyria man who tracked down and killed a man who once shared the same foster family has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.