A judge has ordered Cleveland Heights to release the controversial body camera footage showing Mayor Kahlil Seren’s wife having an “obscenity-filled outburst” at City Hall, delivering a scathing rebuke to the mayor’s legal arguments and highlighting the consequences of fighting Ohio’s public records laws.
The Today in Ohio podcast crew discussed the Friday ruling Monday, a day before Cleveland Heights residents were set to vote on whether to recall Seren, adding fuel to an already contentious political situation.
“The judge’s order adopted the special masters report that found the justification for hiding the video, that it recorded a private conversation between the couple and did not serve to document city business was, quote, completely devoid of substance,” Laura Johnston explained…