Update: On June 26, 2019, 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 March 5, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case Marcella King Piazza v. Cuyahoga County, et al.,

Please read update to this post here.

On January 23, 2019, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor convened a task force to examine the Ohio bail system. Read about that from Court News Ohio here. In light of this initiative, I have asked prominent Cincinnati criminal defense attorney Bill Gallagher to write a guest post on the

Please read update to this post here.

On January 23, 2019, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor convened a task force to examine the Ohio bail system. Read about that from Court News Ohio here. In light of this initiative, I have asked prominent Cincinnati criminal defense attorney Bill Gallagher to write a guest post on the

Update: On May 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of this argument here. 

On February 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Brad J. Dangler, 2017-1703. At issue is

Update: On August 22, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the argument here.

On February 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Paul Cheatham IRA v. The Huntington National Bank, 2018-0184. At issue

Update: On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“So we are going to throw out our ordinary rules of procedure and allow the state to play ‘gotcha’ in standing cases, but no other cases?”

Justice DeWine, to the Prosecutor

“Procedurally, when

Update: On May 2, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“So, what the state wants us to say is it is reasonable that after a police officer hears gunshots fired,to stop basically anyone in the area?”

Justice Stewart to the Prosecutor

“Are you

Update: On May 15, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Other than ruling in favor of the state, what rule are you asking us to write today? What do you want us to say? That the advisement is always sufficient, that the advisement