One of the features of this blog is a preview of the oral arguments coming up at the Supreme Court of Ohio.  Starting this week, we will also begin an assessment of the oral arguments after they have been held.  This will be known as “What’s On Their Minds” because it will tell you about

One of the features of this blog is a preview of the oral arguments coming up at the Supreme Court of Ohio.  Starting this week, we will also begin an assessment of the oral arguments after they have been held.  This will be known as “What’s On Their Minds” because it will tell you about

The Ohio Supreme Court released its opinion in the death penalty case of State v. Lang, 2011-Ohio-4215 on August 31. While Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton joined the majority in affirming Lang’s conviction and death sentence, she makes an impassioned case to ban the execution of those who are seriously mentally ill when they commit their

Update: On Sept. 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On Sept. 7, 2011 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear an intellectual property dispute in the case of American Chemical Society v. Leadscope The issue in this complex case is what

Update:  The merit decision in this case was handed down on January 17, 2012. Read the analysis of the decision here

In State v. Gould, to be argued before the Ohio Supreme Court on Sept. 7, the state will argue that the exclusionary rule should only apply in circumstances involving “deliberate, reckless or