Press Releases
2026 Press Releases
4/3/2026(PDF, 138KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein announces immediate closure of First Stop Bar in Linden
4/1/2026(PDF, 94KB) - City Attorney Klein Statement as Ohio Supreme Court Sides with Columbus in Gun Case
3/30/2026(PDF, 125KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein cracks down on dangerous tire shop with severe code violations
3/26/2026(PDF, 352KB)- City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team moves to shut down problem hotel on Morse Road
3/25/2026(PDF, 216KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein takes on Trump administration’s illegal executive orders on gender and race
3/24/2026(PDF, 368KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team pushes for accountability following Linden area bar shooting
3/17/2026(PDF, 130KB) - City Attorney Klein, County Prosecutor Favor announce resolution to case against west side market accused of selling stolen goods
3/12/2026(PDF, 176KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein fights for Columbus ratepayers with first-of-its-kind lawsuit against lead pipe manufacturers
3/11/2026(PDF, 124KB) - MEDIA ADVISORY: City Attorney Zach Klein to continue citywide public safety meeting series in North Columbus
2/26/2026(PDF, 140KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein kicks off Block by Block neighborhood safety meeting series in Linden
2/26/2026(PDF, 142KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein challenges Trump administration’s proposed rule to rip away student debt forgiveness for thousands of American workers
2/25/2026(PDF, 93KB) - MEDIA ADVISORY: City Attorney Zach Klein to kick off citywide series of meetings focused on public safety and neighborhood concerns
2/24/2026(PDF, 79KB) - MEDIA ADVISORY: City Attorney Zach Klein to kick off citywide series of meetings focused on public safety and neighborhood concerns
2/12/2026(PDF, 108KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein announces the board up of vacant Hilltop property with long history of drug activity, sex crimes and squatting
2/4/2026(PDF, 153KB) - City, County leaders launch initiatives to streamline the criminal justice system and improve education surrounding domestic violence
1/26/2026(PDF, 114KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein urges U.S. District Court to block illegal and dangerous federal law enforcement deployment in Minnesota
1/8/2026(PDF, 135KB)- City Attorney Zach Klein secures $2.28 million more for Columbus in “forever chemical” lawsuit settlement
1/7/2026(PDF, 107KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein highlights priorities heading into third term in 2026
2025 Press Releases
12/31/2025(PDF, 153KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s 2025 recap highlights wins to improve public safety, clean up neighborhoods, and take on Donald Trump
12/18/2025(PDF, 151KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein issues statement following reports of federal law enforcement engaged in active operations in Columbus
12/17/2025(PDF, 249KB)- City Attorney Zach Klein says his office intends to object to renewal of liquor permits for half dozen businesses plagued by crime and violence
12/9/2025(PDF, 193KB) - City Attorney’s Property Action Team takes on landlords accused of turning blind eye to crime and deplorable living conditions at Crestwood Village Apartments on the east side
11/25/2025(PDF, 133KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein statement as Ohio Supreme Court issues opinion on how police crime victims should be treated under Marsy’s Law
11/12/2025(PDF, 294KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein announces City’s Community Immersion Program wins nationwide policy ideas contest
11/8/2025(PDF, 172KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein statement as U.S. Supreme Court issues stay in City’s SNAP lawsuit as case proceeds
11/7/2025(PDF, 345KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein responds to Trump administration’s attempts to slow-roll SNAP benefits as 42 million Americans keep waiting
11/6/2025(PDF, 175KB) - Court in Columbus SNAP case rules that Trump administration violated court order and must pay out full benefits by Nov. 7
11/5/2025(PDF, 186KB) - City Attorney Klein says illegal west side after-hours club boarded up as part of his office’s ongoing case against notorious slumlords
11/5/2025(PDF, 337KB) - 3M Corporation Pays Additional $7M to Columbus as Part of Forever Chemical Lawsuit Settlement
11/4/2025(PDF, 348KB) - Trump unleashes unhinged tirade saying he will defy the Court as plaintiffs double down in federal SNAP funding case
11/3/2025(PDF, 176KB) - City’s SNAP lawsuit update - Feds plan to use contingency funds to pay out partial Nov. benefits to eligible households
11/2/2025(PDF, 434KB) - Federal Judge in Columbus SNAP case orders Trump administration to begin payments no later than Nov. 5
10/31/2025(PDF, 325KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein announces major victory as federal court blocks Trump administration’s attempt to cut off food security for 42 million Americans
10/30/2025(PDF, 353KB) - Columbus Sues Trump Administration to Protect Food Security for Thousands of Columbus Residents and Families as SNAP Benefits Set to Expire
10/29/2025(PDF, 179KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Files Lawsuit Against West Side Slumlords Accused of Letting Drug Dealing and Crime Run Rampant at Properties
10/23/2025(PDF, 165KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Board Up of Southwest Columbus Flop House Home to Criminals and Drug Traffickers
10/20/2025(PDF, 246KB) - City Attorney Klein, County Prosecuting Attorney Favor to Host Big Table Conversation on the State of Domestic Violence in Central Ohio
10/17/2025(PDF, 322KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as Co-Chair of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence
10/3/2025(PDF, 369KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Brings Together Community Partners to Shine Light on Domestic Violence in Central Ohio
9/17/2025(PDF, 160KB) - 3M Corporation Pays Out Millions of Dollars to Columbus as Part of Forever Chemical Lawsuit Settlement
8/25/2025(PDF, 164KB) - City Scores Second Court Win Against Trump Administration within the Past Week
8/22/2025(PDF, 324KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Court Halts Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Attempt to Gut the Affordable Care Act
8/12/2025(PDF, 351KB) - City Shuts Down East Side Bar Following Two Shootings, History of Violence, and Liquor Law Violations
8/13/2025(PDF, 327KB) - Federal Judge Backs Columbus in Challenge to Trump Administration’s Grant Conditions
7/21/2025(PDF, 352KB) - City Files Lawsuit Against Linden Area Bar Following a Recent Double-Shooting, History of Violence, Crime and Code Violations
7/15/2025(PDF, 354KB) - City Partners with Nonprofits to Solicit Feedback on Ways to Improve Anti-Domestic Violence Efforts at the Neighborhood Level
7/9/2025(PDF, 350KB) - Columbus Sues Trump Administration for Adding City to Sanctuary Cities Hit List Despite Columbus Never Declaring Itself a Sanctuary City
7/9/2025(PDF, 369KB) - City, County File Lawsuit Against West Side Market Accused of Selling Stolen Goods
7/8/2025(PDF, 336KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Court Sides with Cities Challenging State Ban on Local Tobacco Laws
7/2/2025(PDF, 341KB) - City Attorney’s Property Action Team Obtains Order to Shut Down Driving Park Property Tied to Drug Sales, Sex Trafficking and Violence
7/1/2025(PDF, 349KB) - Columbus Sues Trump-Vance Administration to Protect Healthcare Access for Millions of Working People and Families
6/20/2025(PDF, 349KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Court Agreement to Clean Up Hilltop-Area Apartment Complex Plagued by Safety Issues
6/18/2025(PDF, 333KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Funding to Fight Infectious Disease Outbreaks
5/21/2025(PDF, 165KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Applauds Judge’s Decisions to Uphold Columbus Gun Law, Send Man Charged with Illegal Possession to Jail
5/14/2025(PDF, 168KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Board Up of Dangerous East Side Drug House Connected to Fentanyl Trafficking and Criminal Activity
5/9/2025(PDF, 255KB) - City and Sanctuary Night Reach Agreement to Implement Plan of Action that Balances Access to Social Services and Public Safety
5/6/2025(PDF, 349KB) - Columbus Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts for Programs Fighting Homelessness
4/30/2025(PDF, 170KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Nuisance Lawsuit Against Local Nonprofit, Sanctuary Night, for Repeated Criminal Activity, Drug Use, and Overdoses On-Site
4/25/2025(PDF, 175KB) - Columbus Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Cutting Infectious Disease Funding with Measles Outbreaks on the Rise
4/17/2025(PDF, 169KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Property Action Team Secures Order to Shut Down Linden Area Drug House
4/16/2025(PDF, 350KB) - A Year After City’s Tobacco Lawsuit, Columbus Continues to Hold Retailers Accountable for Engaging in Illegal and Underage Sales
3/26/2025(PDF, 160KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Issues Statement as U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Rules on Ghost Guns
3/20/2025(PDF, 173KB) - City of Columbus Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Federal Funding Freeze Set to Impact Local Projects
3/12/2025(PDF, 422KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Criminal Charges in North Linden Dog Attack
3/12/2025(PDF, 344KB) - Columbus Urges Court to Side with Workers as Trump Administration’s Assault on Federal Workforce Threatens Essential Government Functions
2/25/2025(PDF, 339KB) - Property Action Team Secures Order to Board Up Linden Property Plagued by Crime and Deadly Violence
2/12/2025(PDF, 336KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces City Files Motions in Two Additional Cases to Defend Rules Protecting Personal Medical Information
2/7/2025(PDF, 342KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Property Action Team Secures Court Order to Shutter Franklinton Drug House
1/23/2025(PDF, 150KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Lawsuit Against East Side Landlord as Tenants Go Without Heat During Winter Freeze
1/21/2025(PDF, 317KB) - City of Columbus Seeks to Join Fight to Defend Federal Rules Protecting Personal Medical Information
1/16/2025(PDF, 320KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Property Action Team Secures Order to Shut Down Hilltop Drug House
1/15/2025(PDF, 324KB)- City Files Lawsuit Against Drug Companies and Pharmacy Middlemen that Artificially Inflated Insulin Prices
2024 Press Releases
12/30/2024(PDF, 181KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Reflects on a Year Highlighted by Work to Improve Public Safety and Advocate for Resident
12/16/2024(PDF, 335KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Applauds Jail Sentence for Man Who Violently Assaulted Umpire>
12/16/2024(PDF, 249KB) - Illegal After-Hours Club Shut Down as City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Delivers Win for West Side
12/13/2024(PDF, 166KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Porch Protection Program Begins Distributing Hundreds of Ring Doorbells to Improve Neighborhood Safety
12/10/2024(PDF, 349KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Secures Order to Board Up Hilltop Drug House
12/9/2024(PDF, 332KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Provides Update on Fort Rapids as Court Appoints Receiver to Temporarily Secure and Manage Property
12/5/2024(PDF, 169KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Secures Court Order to Shut Down Troubled Avalon Nightclub
11/25/2024(PDF, 256KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Launches Project to Distribute Ring Doorbells to Reduce Crime and Improve Neighborhood Safety
11/21/2024(PDF, 170KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces that City Reaches Agreement on Next Phase of Eastland Mall Redevelopment
11/19/2024(PDF, 351KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Launch of Coordinated Program to Address Outstanding Warrants for Non-Violent Offenders
11/13/2024(PDF, 348KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Files Lawsuit Against Hilliard Retailer for Repeat Underage Tobacco Sales
11/7/2024(PDF, 164KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Reaches Preliminary Agreement to Clean up Sullivant Avenue Market
10/29/2024(PDF, 170KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Files Lawsuit against Sullivant Ave. Market Known for Violence, Drugs and Prostitution
10/25/2024(PDF, 338KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Agreement to Resolve Cyber Intrusion Lawsuit
10/9/2024(PDF, 168KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Reaches Agreement to Shut Down Troubled Sullivant Avenue Bar by End of Year
10/4/2024(PDF, 351KB) - Property Action Team Secures Court Order to Shutter Weinland Park Hookah Bar Plagued by Violent Crime
9/23/2024(PDF, 159KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Guilty Pleas in Jewish Student Center Vandalism Cases
9/12/2024(PDF, 161KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Property Action Team Secures Order to Shut Down Violent Linden Area Drug House
9/11/2024(PDF, 159KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces City Reaches Preliminary Agreement in Data Breach Lawsuit
8/29/2024(PDF, 331KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Individual Who Disclosed City’s Stolen Data Posted on Dark Web
8/21/2024(PDF, 168KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces City Boards Up Dangerous West Side Property Known for Crime and Drug Activity
8/19/2024(PDF, 428KB) - Columbus, Dayton Settle Lawsuit against the State of Ohio as Officials Agree on Framework to Fix State’s Broken Criminal Background Check System
8/13/2024(PDF, 351KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Property Action Team Secures Preliminary Injunction on Hilltop Apartment Complex Known for Violence, Drugs and Gang Activity
8/2/2024(PDF, 169KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Property Action Team Secures Order to Shut Down East Side Drug House
8/1/2024(PDF, 304KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Says Court Orders Arrest of Fort Rapids Owner Who No-Showed Compliance Hearing, Sets Stage for Property Takeover by Receiver
7/25/2024(PDF, 338KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Issues Statement as Juveniles Charged with Murder in Death of Ohio Mother Killed Following Vehicle Heist
7/24/2024(PDF, 344KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Guilty Plea in Anti-LGBTQ Bias Crime where Defendant Urinated on Pride Flag at Victims’ Home
7/2/2024(PDF, 339KB) - City Attorney Klein Hires Counsel to Explore Legal Options to go after Drug Companies and Pharmacy Middlemen that Artificially Inflated Insulin Prices
6/18/2024(PDF, 343KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Says Fort Rapids Property Owners Held in Contempt and Fined for Repeatedly Failing to Fix Serious Health and Safety Code Violations
6/13/2024(PDF, 340KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Says Court Sides With City, Imposes Tougher Penalties on Eastland Mall Owners Who Let Property Fall into Disrepair
6/10/2024(PDF, 344KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Co-Chairs National Conference of Prosecutors Fighting to Reduce Gun Violence and Hold Criminals Accountable
6/4/2024(PDF, 343KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Property Action Team Secures Order Shuttering a Hilltop Property known for Drugs and Violent Crime
5/24/2024(PDF, 344KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Agreement to Move Majority of Operations away from Wilson Road Bus Terminal
5/20/2024(PDF, 153KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Says All Options Remain on the Table Following Deadly Shooting near Summit Ave. Hookah Lounge
5/17/2024(PDF, 150KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Franklin County Judge Sides with Cities, Rules State Ban on Local Tobacco Regulations Unconstitutional
5/9/2024(PDF, 441KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Says Notorious Problem Landlord Facing Jail Time for Violating Court Orders to Maintain Livable Conditions for Tenants
4/19/2024(PDF, 150KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Franklin County Judge Issues Order Temporarily Blocking State Ban on Local Tobacco Regulations
4/10/2024(PDF, 174KB) - Ohio Cities Join Together to File Lawsuit Challenging State Ban on Local Tobacco Laws
4/2/2024(PDF, 154KB) - City Attorney Klein Announces Ohio Supreme Court Agrees to Take First Look at City’s Gun Safety Case
3/26/2024(PDF, 360KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Says City Prosecutors Continue to Prioritize Violent Crime and Domestic Abuse Cases
3/25/2024(PDF, 167KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Latitude Five25 Tenant Payments to Begin April 1
3/19/2024(PDF, 346KB) - City Attorney Klein Files Lawsuit Challenging State Ban on Local Pesticide Regulations Aimed at Protecting Water Supply
3/14/2024(PDF, 407KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Launches PSA Campaign Calling on Residents to Report Problem Properties in Their Neighborhoods
3/12/2024(PDF, 430KB) - City Attorney Klein Joins Columbus Leaders to Share Vision for How City Addresses Dangerous, Vacant and Nuisance Properties
2/27/2024(PDF, 333KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Criminal Charges in Anti-LGBTQ Hate Case
2/20/2024(PDF, 340KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces City Shuts Down Franklinton Drug House
2/16/2024(PDF, 334KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein - City Shuts Down East Side After-Hours Club Following Fatal Shooting
1/29/2024(PDF, 166KB) - City Attorney Klein Announces City Shuts Down First Nuisance Property of 2024
1/17/2024(PDF, 329KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Announces $1.5M Tenant Settlement Approved in Latitude Five25 Case
1/12/2024(PDF, 423KB) - City Attorney Klein Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Take Up Case to Determine Future of Local Gun Safety Laws
1/4/2024(PDF, 154KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Applauds Judge Peeples for Moving Forward on City’s Prosecution of Illegal Gun Possession Case
2023 Press Releases
12/27/2023(PDF, 370KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Reflects on a Busy Year Where Public Safety and Accountability Remained Top Priorities
12/14/2023(PDF, 155KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Provides Update on Jack’s Corner Pub Nuisance Property Lawsuit
12/14/2023(PDF, 338KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein City Shuts Down Dangerous North Linden Drug House
12/12/2023(PDF, 321KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Criminal Charges in Ohio State Jewish Student Center Vandalism Incident
8/31/2023(PDF, 341KB) - City of Columbus Files Lawsuit to Hold Companies Accountable for Toxic “Forever Chemical” Production Linked to Contamination
8/31/2023(PDF, 317KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Files Motion for Judgement in Lawsuit Challenging State Restrictions on Local Gun Safety Measures
6/22/2023(PDF, 57KB) - City of Columbus Defends Its Right to Enact and Enforce Safe Storage and Other Gun Laws
6/12/2023(PDF, 56KB) - City Attorney Klein Announces Charges Filed Against Nine Involved in Gas Station Takeover
6/8/2023(PDF, 56KB) - City Attorney Klein Responds to NRA-Backed Group Who Claims Safe Storage Laws Don’t Work
5/25/2023(PDF, 56KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Testifies Against Bill that Would Give Convicted Domestic Abusers Access to Concealed Weapons
5/24/2023(PDF, 56KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Agreement for Safety Improvements at Hilltop Bar Plagued by Gun Violence
5/19/2023(PDF, 53KB) - City Attorney Klein Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Legislature’s Attempt to Steal Power Away from Voters
5/18/2023(PDF, 60KB) - As City Leaders Push or Safer Streets, City Attorney Klein Files Lawsuit to Expand City’s Ability to Take Meaningful Action on Gun Safety
5/14/2023(PDF, 53KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Overnight Shooting in the Short North
5/11/2023(PDF, 53KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Gun Violence in the City of Columbus
5/4/2023(PDF, 60KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Pushes for Higher Cash Bonds for Violent Domestic Abusers Who Pose Greatest Threat to Victims
5/3/2023(PDF, 58KB) - City Officials Taking Action to Target Illegal Street Racing and Hold Offenders Accountable
4/25/2023(PDF, 51KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Charges Filed in Softball Umpire Assault Case
4/19/2023(PDF, 51KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement Opposing Changes that would make it Harder for Citizens to Pass Constitutional Amendments
4/19/2023(PDF, 30KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Files Lawsuit as City Shuts Down Illegal After-Hours Club
4/11/2023(PDF, 57KB) - City Attorney Klein Announces Guilty Plea in First Test of City’s Safe Storage Law
3/29/2023(PDF, 55KB) - Columbus Shuts Down Dangerous Linden Property Connected to Drug and Sex Trafficking
3/17/2023(PDF, 65KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Statement on Latest in Latitude Five25 Bankruptcy Case
3/17/2023(PDF, 56KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein City Shutters Franklinton Drug House known for Violent Crime and Narcotics Sales
3/10/2023(PDF, 55KB) - City of Columbus Shuts Down Illegal Franklinton After-Hours Club Following Violence, Criminal Activity, and Code Violations
3/9/2023(PDF, 51KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein’s Statement on Latest in Latitude Five25 Bankruptcy Case
3/2/2023(PDF, 56KB) - Columbus Tracks Latitude Five25 Owners to Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey as Problem Landlord Tries to Dodge Historic $4.3 Million Fine
3/1/2023(PDF, 57KB) - City of Columbus Takes Action against Two West Side Drug Houses
2/23/2023(PDF, 57KB) - Pair of Drug Houses Boarded Up as City Cracks Down on Problem Properties in Columbus Neighborhoods
2/16/2023(PDF, 57KB) - Latitude Five25 Owners Held in Contempt, Finedmore than $4.3 Million as Court Green Lights Takeover of Property
2/15/2023(PDF, 57KB) - Columbus Files Lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai as Taxpayers Continue to Foot the Bill for Automakers’ Negligence
2/9/2023(PDF, 58KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Files Lawsuit to Declare Night Club a Public Nuisance Following String of Violence and Criminal Activity
2/1/2023(PDF, 65KB) - Columbus Cracks Down on Dangerous Drug Properties and Sends Landlord to Jail for Ignoring Court Orders to Clean Up Properties
1/25/2023(PDF, 56KB) - City Attorney Klein City Prosecutors Fight to Get Violent Abuser off the Streets and Behind Bars
1/24/2023(PDF, 59KB) - ICYMI City Attorney Klein Statement as Court Denies State’s Attempt to Block Commonsense Gun Safety Measures
1/23/2023(PDF, 55KB) - City ShutsDown East Side Drug House
1/20/2023(PDF, 59KB) - City Attorney Klein Statement as Court Denies State’s Attempt to Block Commonsense Gun Safety Measures
1/10/2023(PDF, 57KB) - City Attorney Klein Announces City Shuts Down First Drug House of 2023
1/5/2023(PDF, 60KB) - City Attorney Klein Announces Safety Plan for Southpark Apartments, Says Deal with Owners a “significant win for residents”
1/4/2023(PDF, 55KB) - City Attorney Klein: Agreement Reached for Immediate Sale of Latitude Five25
2022 Press Releases
12/28/2022(PDF, 72KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Reflects on 2022, Highlights Work to Improve Public Safety and Advocate for Columbus Residents
12/27/2022(PDF, 57KB) - City Attorney Klein Provides Update on City’s Ongoing Response to Latitude Five25, Announces Contempt Filing to Send Property into Receivership
12/20/2022(PDF, 54KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Charges for Motorist Who Struck and Killed Four-Year-Old Girl Trick or Treating in October
12/16/2022(PDF, 54KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein: City Prosecutors Deliver Max Sentence for Man Charged in Attempted Strangulation
12/14/2022(PDF, 51KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Latest Developments in City’s Efforts to Promote Commonsense Gun Safety
12/1/2022(PDF, 56KB) - Columbus City Attorney Klein Attends NewDEAL Leaders Conference in Washington
11/11/2022(PDF, 76KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Latest Developments in Gun Lawsuit
11/7/2022(PDF, 60KB) - Columbus to File Lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai for Knowingly Selling Unsafe Vehicles Vulnerable to Theft
11/3/2022(PDF, 52KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Issues Statement as Court Temporarily Blocks Law Restricting Local Action to Prevent Gun Violence
11/1/2022(PDF, 56KB) - City of Columbus Cracks Down on Southside Scrapyard Alleged to Have Accepted Dozens of Fraudulent Vehicle Titles and Stolen Cars for Cash
10/31/2022(PDF, 52KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Chosen for Rodel Fellowship Class of 2023
10/25/2022(PDF, 58KB) - City Attorney Klein Says City Nearing Agreement Requiring Latitude Five25 Owners to Sell Property or Face Takeover
10/24/2022(PDF, 59KB) - City of Columbus Files Suit Against Judge Who Has Failed To Rule on the City’s Gun Safety Lawsuit for over Three Years
9/29/2022(PDF, 56KB) - Eastland Mall Owners Held in Contempt of Court, Fined as City Continues to Pressure Owners to Improve Safety
9/15/2022(PDF, 59KB) - City Attorney Klein Attends White House United We Stand Summit to Combat Senseless Violence in Communities Across the Country
9/9/2022(PDF, 64KB) - City Moves to Hold Owners of Latitude Five25 Apartments in Contempt for Violating Court Order to Improve Living Conditions at East Side Complex
8/30/2022(PDF, 59KB) - City Files Lawsuit to Help Improve Dangerous, Unsanitary Living Conditions for Hundreds of Residents at Southpark Apartments
8/23/2022(PDF, 63KB) - City Takes Action against Hilltop Bar with Long History of Violent Crime, Drugs, and Theft
8/17/2022(PDF, 31KB) - City Takes Action against Hilltop Bar with Long History of Violent Crime, Drugs and Theft
8/3/2022(PDF, 26KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Says Kansas Vote Affirms Broad Support for Abortion Access Nationwide, Including in Ohio
8/2/2022(PDF, 57KB) - City Shuts Down North Columbus Hotel Following Years of Unsafe Physical Conditions, Violent Crime and Drug Overdoses
7/13/2022(PDF, 54KB) - City Shuts Down South Side Property Known for Drug Trafficking and Criminal Activity
7/7/2022(PDF, 56KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Says State Officials Continue to Skirt Responsibility for Failed Background Check System
6/27/2022(PDF, 53KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Office’s Position on Prosecuting Abortion Cases following Supreme Court Decision
6/24/2022(PDF, 50KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Conservative Supreme Court Overturns Roe v Wade
6/14/2022(PDF, 59KB) - Eastland Mall Declared a Public Nuisance as City Pushes to Hold Property Owners Accountable for Deteriorating Conditions
5/27/2022(PDF, 53KB) - Statement on Behalf of Special Prosecutor Brad Nicodemus
5/27/2022(PDF, 57KB) - City Attorney’s Office Takes Action to Crack Down on Hot Spots for Criminal Activity in North Columbus
5/18/2022(PDF, 57KB) - City Shuts Down Bar for Illegal Operation without Liquor Permit and Multiple Reports of Violent Crime
5/3/2022(PDF, 59KB) - Columbus Mayor, City Attorney and Police Chief Outline Plan to Crack Down on Illegal, Unsafe Use of Motor Bikes on City Streets
5/2/2022(PDF, 53KB) - MEDIA ADVISORY: Columbus Mayor, City Attorney and Police Chief to Outline Plan to Crack Down on Illegal, Unsafe Use of Motor Bikes on City Streets
4/29/2022(PDF, 52KB) - COMMENT: City Attorney Klein comment on ACLU challenging "healthcare denial law"
4/26/2022(PDF, 56KB) - City Shuts Down Fourth Hilltop Drug House This Year
4/20/2022(PDF, 63KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Files Lawsuit Challenging Ohio Law Protecting Those Who Deny Health Care for Reasons of Conscience
4/18/2022(PDF, 61KB) - Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Calls on Sen. Portman, Congress to Pass Critical Climate Legislation to Make Communities More Resilient to Extreme Weather Events
4/12/2022(PDF, 53KB) - City Attorney Klein Announces Agreement to Hold Owners Accountable for Poor Living Conditions at the Ardmore Apartments
3/30/2022(PDF, 29KB) - City Continues to Push Eastside Property Owners to Fix Up Eastland Mall Site
3/23/2022(PDF, 55KB) - City Attorney Klein Applauds Judgement Holding Colonial Village Owners in Contempt, Accountable for Deplorable Living Conditions
3/10/2022(PDF, 62KB) - Columbus Joins with National Criminal Justice Leaders to Urge Texas Court to Stop State from Targeting Transgender Kids and Their Parents
3/3/2022(PDF, 56KB) - City Attorney Zach Klein: “Help is here” for Residents of Colonial Village
3/2/2022(PDF, 29KB) - City Shuts Down Third Hilltop Drug House in Past Month
2/18/2022(PDF, 53KB) - City Boards Up Third Drug House This Week
2/17/2022(PDF, 29KB) - City Shuts Down East Side Drug House Located Near Local Elementary School
2/17/2022(PDF, 53KB) - City Shuts Down East Linden Drug House
2/11/2022(PDF, 54KB) - City Shuts Down North Linden Drug House
2/10/2022(PDF, 58KB) - City Takes Action Against Two Dangerous West Side Drug Houses
2/9/2022(PDF, 55KB) - City of Columbus Secures Preliminary Injunction against Latitude Five25 Apartments on East Side
1/13/2022(PDF, 67KB) - Columbus City Attorney reflects on historic first term, looks ahead to next four years
Archived Press Releases 2018 - 2021