Update: On December 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“This was a sentence designed to keep the juvenile in custody for his natural life.  The question is, does Graham prohibit that under these circumstances?” Justice Judy Lanzinger.

On February 4, 2015 the

This guest post, “Ohio pardons provide only forgiveness, not forgetfulness,” was originally published on January 29, 2015, on the Collateral Consequences Resource Center website, www.CCResourceCenter.org.  It is republished with permission of its author, Margaret Love, who is a former U.S. Pardon Attorney now representing applicants for executive clemency in her private practice in

Update: On June 23, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“So now we have a constitution that is not self-executing, and we have a statute which is not self-executing, and we’re the Supreme Court and everybody is throwing their hands in the air

On January 28, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Vanzandt, 2015-Ohio-236. In a 5-2 opinion written by Chief Justice O’Connor, the court held that a record of conviction judicially sealed pursuant to statutory authority cannot be unsealed when none of the exceptions in the sealing statute

Update: On July 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio again accepted an appeal of this case, and again remanded it back to the Ninth District.  Read more about that here.

Read what happened on remand in this case here.

On January 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in

Update: On July 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio again accepted an appeal of this case, and again remanded it back to the Ninth District.  Read more about that here.

Read what happened on remand in this case here.

On January 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in

This In Sharper Focus post is a supplement to the blog’s preview of the case of State of Ohio v. Terrance Brown, 2014-0104.

In reversing the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained in a traffic stop made outside the territorial jurisdiction of the police officer involved, the  Sixth District

This In Sharper Focus post is a supplement to the blog’s preview of the case of State of Ohio v. Terrance Brown, 2014-0104.

In reversing the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained in a traffic stop made outside the territorial jurisdiction of the police officer involved, the  Sixth District

Update: On June 23, 2015, 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 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Terrence Brown, 2014-0104.

Update: On December 22, 2016, 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 4, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Brandon Moore, 2014-0120.