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There has been much chatter in the news lately about empathy in judicial decision making. To me, a recent decision from the Ohio Supreme Court in a nursing home context provides a good example of both empathy and the lack of it.
Resolving disputes through the procedure known as arbitration has become increasingly popular in…
Barberton v. Jenney, 2010-Ohio-2420
While the Ohio Supreme Court usually decides cases of great significance (the Court’s own criteria for selecting cases other than constitutional cases is that they must be of great general or public interest), sometimes it goes for the not-quite-so- significant. And the flap on those little ones can be loud and…
Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S._ (2010)
The Miranda warnings are so ingrained in our culture most kids can probably recite them by heart. One of those warnings is the right to remain silent. A suspect in custody need not talk to the police. And if a suspect who is being interrogated invokes his Miranda rights…
Students and Strip Searches A student at Safford Middle School named Jordan got sick after he took some pills he’d gotten from a classmate. He told the school principal and assistant principal that there were students bringing drugs and weapons to school. About a week later, Jordan handed a white pill over to Assistant Principal…
Students and Strip Searches A student at Safford Middle School named Jordan got sick after he took some pills he’d gotten from a classmate. He told the school principal and assistant principal that there were students bringing drugs and weapons to school. About a week later, Jordan handed a white pill over to Assistant Principal…
A recent case from the Ohio Supreme Court with simple facts shows how complex criminal law can. The case is State v. Pasqualone.
Thomas Pasqualone was stopped by a state trooper for a number of traffic violations. When asked for his driver’s license, he admitted his was suspended. The officer confirmed this and placed…
What’s in your medical records is generally confidential. It’s covered by the doctor/patient privilege. A patient can agree to release this information. But what happens if the patient doesn’t agree and the information is released anyway?
In 1999, in a case called Biddle v. Warren General Hospital, the Ohio Supreme Court created a tort…
