On November 12, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Blankenship, 2015-Ohio-4624. In a 5-2 opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, joined in full by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justice French, and in which Justice O’Donnell, joined by Justice Kennedy concurred in judgment only, the court held that
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Oral Argument Preview: Voluntariness of a Juvenile Confession. State of Ohio v. Tyshawn Barker.
Update: On April 28, 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 November 17, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Tyshawn Barker, 14-1560…
Merit Decision. No Public Hearing for Terminated Nontenured, Nonteaching Public Employee. Stewart v. Lockland School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
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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…
Merit Decision. No Public Hearing for Terminated Nontenured, Nonteaching Public Employee. Stewart v. Lockland School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
By Marianna Bettman on
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…
What’s On Their Minds: Warrantless Inventory Search and Tow of a Legally Parked Car After the Arrest of an Occupant of the Car. State of Ohio v. Quayshaun Leak.
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…
What’s On Their Minds: Warrantless Inventory Search and Tow of a Legally Parked Car After the Arrest of an Occupant of the Car. State of Ohio v. Quayshaun Leak.
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…
Oral Argument Preview: Legality of Warrantless Inventory Search of Legally Parked Car. State of Ohio v. Quasyshaun Leak.
Update: On January 20, 2016, 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 September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Leak, 2014-1273. At issue in…
What’s On Their Minds: Are Outside Salespeople Employees Subject to Ohio’s Minimum Wage Laws? John Haight et al. v. Cheap Escape Company et al.
Update: On March 17, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Haight v. Minchak, 2016-Ohio-1053. In a 5-2 opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, in which Justice O’Donnell concurred in the syllabus and judgment only, the court held that the meaning of the term “employee” under R.C. 4111.14(B)(1) is constitutionally…
What Happened on Remand Part II. End of the Road for Eric Long?
Update: After the Supreme Court of Ohio sent this case back for re-sentencing, the trial court again sentenced Long to life without the possibility of parole. The appeals court affirmed this sentence, and on February 17, 2016 the Supreme Court of Ohio declined to hear the case again. So it looks like it’s over for…
Merit Decision: Court Finds State Constitutional Violation For Extraterritorial Traffic Stop. State v. Brown.
Update: a bill has been introduced in the legislature to allow peace officers in small townships to make arrests on interstate highways. Read more about that here.
On June 23, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in State v. Brown, 2015-Ohio-2438. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice O’Donnell,…