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The Clerk’s office of the Supreme Court of Ohio has changed the way to access the public online docket. This means that links on the blog to the online docket in our past oral argument previews and analyses no longer work, and we can’t go back and re-do them all. You can always

Update: On December 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Wouldn’t it be better for the General Assembly to be asked to liberalize the expungement statute to allow for a look at the particular circumstances of a plea?” Justice Lanzinger, to defense counsel.

On September 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Stewart v. Lockland School Dist. Bd. of Edn.,  2015-Ohio-3839.  In a 6-1 opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held Ohio’s Open Meetings Act does not require a public pretermination hearing for a nontenured, nonteaching public employee. Justice O’Donnell

On September 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Stewart v. Lockland School Dist. Bd. of Edn.,  2015-Ohio-3839.  In a 6-1 opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held Ohio’s Open Meetings Act does not require a public pretermination hearing for a nontenured, nonteaching public employee. Justice O’Donnell

Update: On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Leak, 2014-1273. At issue is whether the arrest of the occupant of a legally

Update: On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Leak, 2014-1273. At issue is whether the arrest of the occupant of a legally

On September 15, 205, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Hope Academy Broadway Campus v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C., 2015-Ohio-3716. In a very fractured opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, the court held that White Hat (the collective name for the companies that operated and managed the charter schools that

On September 15, 205, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Hope Academy Broadway Campus v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C., 2015-Ohio-3716. In a very fractured opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, the court held that White Hat (the collective name for the companies that operated and managed the charter schools that

Update: On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Your not so subtle way of addressing this would be they (the Hospital) are hiding the ball?” Chief Justice O’Connor, to Plaintiff’s counsel.

On September 2, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard

Update: On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Your not so subtle way of addressing this would be they (the Hospital) are hiding the ball?” Chief Justice O’Connor, to Plaintiff’s counsel.

On September 2, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard