“We have long recognized that judges are held to the highest possible standard of ethical conduct,” Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy wrote in the high court’s decision. “Celebrezze failed to live up to that high standard.” via @dgambino.bsky.social www.cleveland.com/court-justic...

Our latest TMP-C newsletter takes you behind the indictment of former Judge Leslie Celebrezze. "Those court aides who had stonewalled me for months were now going out of their way to respond. Emails now ended with cheerful best wishes for a good weekend." www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/14/b...

“What followed wasn’t just a clash over access, but a moment that reveals why blue-collar grit still matters in American journalism.”

“There’s not enough blue collar people who can talk to frontline workers, and that’s where they’re missing their mark at,” he said. “I focus on them people, those individuals, every day.” www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/from...

“People have a right to report, even if they’re critical” — Investigative reporter @markpuente.bsky.social, who was briefly blocked from an Ohio county courtroom by security while documenting arraignments Oct. 29.

The lastest from The Marshall Project-Cleveland www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/23/c...

@markpuente.bsky.social, @douglivingston.bsky.social & I reviewed the footage of the last moments of Ms. Grant’s life. However, some of the footage is missing. Cuyahoga County declined to comment on why 30 seconds of footage appears to be missing when Ms. Grant was discovered by a county deputy.

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is refusing to seek independent investigation into the death of Tasha Grant, a double amputee who died after being restrained by officers. With @markpuente.bsky.social and @douglivingston.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/07/c...

Cuyahoga County officials never disclosed that Ms. Grant died as a result of being physically restrained by a deputy. The Marshall Project-Cleveland team broke the news last night. w/ @brittanyhailer.bsky.social & Doug Livingston. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

Latest on Cuyahoga County's Downtown Safety Patrol. “I definitely thought these (deputies) were fishing,” Ray told The Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland. W/ Doug Livingston & @taramorgantv.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/15/c...

Rolling 4 deep today in Northeast Ohio. 🔥🔥🔥

The Ohio Disciplinary Counsel said Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze left a stain on the judicial system and arrogance likely led to her legal troubles. “There is simply no place in our justice system for dishonest judges,” he wrote. www.clevescene.com/news/discipl...

The Ohio Disciplinary Counsel has called Leslie Celebrezze a dishonest judge and says she has left a stain on the judiciary and is playing the victim. Filing is in response to the judge wanting only a public reprimand for her misconduct. Read the brief: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

"A Cuyahoga County sheriff's deputy [Isen Vajusi] involved in separate shootings of two teenagers while assigned to a controversial downtown patrol unit was once deemed unfit by a suburban police force." "He shop-hopped from agency to agency." #Ohio #USA #Policing

For more from Mark Puente: @markpuente.bsky.social For more from Scott Noll: www.news5cleveland.com/scott-noll -------------------------------------- Find The Marshall Project here: @themarshallproject.org Subscribe to their newsletters: www.themarshallproject.org/newsletters?...

Impact journalism. An Ohio lawmaker wants a new law. “All babies should count, whether they're born in the system or whether they're born to a mother who's not incarcerated,” Upchurch said. “That's the kind of message that we need to be sending across Ohio.” www.news5cleveland.com/news/the-mar...

A new investigation from TMP-C and Scott Noll at WEWS. She went to jail pregnant. What happened next isn't even a statistic. Why didn't Cuyahoga County tell Ohio offcials about a pregancy loss? Because the fetus was not incarcerated. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/15/c...

A new investigation from TMP-C and Scott Noll at WEWS. She went to jail pregnant. What happened next isn't even a statistic. Why didn't Cuyahoga County tell Ohio offcials about a pregancy loss? Because the fetus was not incarcerated. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/15/c...

1/3 NEW Ohio Disciplinary Counsel on Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze's misconduct: "As stated previously, there is no case quite like respondent’s. But based on the cases cited herein, the appropriate sanction for respondent’s misconduct is a one-year suspension with six months

The appeals court ruling against Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

More trouble for embattled Judge Leslie Celebrezze. The lawsuit brought against her by a former employee for retaliation after firing her for providng me public records. The case got tossed by a visiting judge. Celebrezze lost her argument with the appeals court. Goes back to trial court.

It is time to give mowing lessons to the neighbors. You leave the mower where it runs out of gas. 😳😳😳

Thursday night vibes at Meatfork. 🥃🥃 🎼🎼🔥🔥 @lpuente5.bsky.social & Bosch

A great evening had by all. 🥃🥃 w/ @lpuente5.bsky.social

A nice day to sip some Kentucky water. 🥃🥃🥃 w/ @lpuente5.bsky.social

So many great memories with friends in this building. www.tampabay.com/news/busines...

Remember, the local news outlets are the most accurate in these situations. #localjournalism www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2...

Tritip. Beef done right.

How often does a judge take the Fifth Amendment to remain silent? www.clevescene.com/news/cuyahog...

Impact journalism. Help is here for Ohioans. "More than a year of reporting by News 5 Investigator Tara Morgan and Mark Puente with the Marshall Project-Cleveland captured the attention of lawmakers, bringing on some of the changes." @taramorgantv.bsky.social www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...

1/5 As the Honorable Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze prepares for her disciplinary hearing March 31, her attorney's new filing takes aim at TMP news articles. Take a scroll through the filing. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Impact journalism. Local journalism matters. Facts matter. Investigative journalism matters.

A pork teifecta weekend. Ribs, pork butts and pork belly bites.

That bark and sizzle.

Time to chill as Pablo rolls smoke all day. ☕️☕️🔥🔥🔥🔥

The Marshall Project-Cleveland's latest newsletter. "We examined thousands of pages of court records. We sifted through dozens of boxes in the courthouse basement looking for invoices and payment records. Investigative journalism takes time and patience." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/27/f...

Interesting read. www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/02...

Oustanding reporting by my friends at the @thebaltimorebanner.com. Keep on digging. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

1/2 Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze is the target of an FBI grand jury. The grand juy subpeona seeks records on what TMP-C has exclusively reported. See collection below of our stories. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/18/c...

“It’s all bullshit,” Dottore told The Marshall Project - Cleveland on the telephone. “Nothing in there is true. I never took anything from her. I get appointed to courts in 38 states. So little of my business is in Cleveland.”

The wide-ranging grand jury subpoena, dated Feb. 12, comes after The Marshall Project - Cleveland detailed in June 2023 how Celebrezze assigned herself several divorce cases and appointed Dottore and his company as a receiver. www.themarshallproject.org/admin/previe...

Just a typical Saturday at Meatfork. Low and slow for the win. Brisket and pork shoulder. 🔥🔥🔥

“We are looking into our policies." A new policy to release body camera video sooner will likely follow a News 5 & @markpuente.bsky.social investigation. 👇 www.news5cleveland.com/news/the-mar...

1/3 For months, @taramorgantv.bsky.social and I have been looking at a deputy shooting from Oct. The Sheriff's Dept has refused to release video footage, claiming "under investigation." But guess what? Video release came hours before we published. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/05/p...

1/2 If you care about public accountability in Cuyahoga County, you should read today's TMP-C newsletter. We detailed how Cuyahoga County delayed the releasing of public records related to two men's deaths in the Cuyahoga County Jail.

The Ohio Disciplinary Counsel has filed a new misconduct allegation against Judge Leslie Celebrezze in relation to her longtime friend Mark Dottore. The new allegation is Count Four. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Making meat magic to close out 2024.

A flashback: I still don’t trust them. www.tampabay.com/opinion/pers...

1/2 We made our delicious tacos today with blue corn masa and crispy cheese edges on the tortillas. The blue corn masa really enhances the flavor. 🌮🌮🌮 We also sprinkled cotija cheese and Mexican crema on top. How many can you handle?

1/2 A Marshall Project-Cleveland and WEWS News 5 investigation inspired a bipartisan bill to address the license suspension crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of Ohioans. W/ @taramorgantv.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/19/o...