Update: On June 16, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“So, in this case the judge could say you (Jeffrey Rasawehr) can’t contact the petitioner, but any other restriction would have to be found to be libelous first?”

Justice DeWine, to counsel for

“It is less likely that a wrongful-termination-in-violation-of-public-policy claim is necessary when remedies for statutory violations are included in the statutory scheme.”

Justice Fischer, Majority Opinion

“I fail to see how the administrative remedies in R.C. Chapter 4141 adequately protect the public policy of ensuring an employer’s accurate and honest wage reporting without allowing a remedy

Update: On June 10, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On January 28, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in City of Brook Park v. Joseph G. Rodojev, 2019-0056. At issue in this case is whether the results of any

Update: On September 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“Are we arguing about the facts of this case or are you asking for a complete bar?”

Justice French, to the Assistant Public Defender

“You can disagree, but I am going to have

Update: On September 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“Are we arguing about the facts of this case or are you asking for a complete bar?”

Justice French, to the Assistant Public Defender

“You can disagree, but I am going to have

Update: On May 27,2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On February 11, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Seante Jones, 2019-0187. At issue in this

Update: On June 18,2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On February 11, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Belinda J. Torres Friedenberg v. Keith A. Friedenberg et al., 2019-0416. At

On February 4, 2020, by a vote of 4-3, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed as improvidently accepted State v. Barnes,. 2020-Ohio-310. Chief Justice O’Connor and Justices Fischer, Donnelly, and Stewart voted for dismissal.  Justices Kennedy and DeWine dissented and would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.  Justice French dissented. 

Update: On June 16, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On February 11, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Joni Bey, et al. v. Jeffrey Rasawehr, 2019-0295