Update: On December 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

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On July 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. London Chapman, 2019-1410. At issue in this

Update: On December 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

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On July 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. London Chapman, 2019-1410. At issue in this

Update: On December 21, 2020, the Court dismissed this case as improvidently certified.

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Update: On July 17, 2020, the Court granted a continuance in the oral argument of this case until August 18, 2020.

On July 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in

Update: On December 22, 2020, in a 4-3 decision, the Court reversed the judgment of the Seventh District Court of Appeals on the authority of State v. Patrick Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6803, and remanded the case back to the Seventh District for further proceedings consistent with its opinion in Patrick. Read the analysis of

“…[T]he potential abuse of speech rights in the future cannot justify the blanket prohibition imposed here on Rasawehr’s speech before it has even been uttered.”

Justice Donnelly, opinion of the Court

On June 16, 2020, the  Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Bey v. Rasawehr, 2020-Ohio-3301. In a unanimous opinion

Update: On November 12, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“You think that when the average voter went to vote on this amendment 2 or 3 years ago, they thought they were creating rights for municipalities?”

Justice DeWine, to counsel for Centerville

“Does

“As we stated in Carnes, a juvenile adjudication is not unreliable for risk-assessment purposes.”

Justice Kennedy, majority opinion

“Buttery is being punished as an adult based on acts he committed as a juvenile. This is fundamentally unfair.”

Justice Donnelly, dissenting opinion

 On May 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit

“As we stated in Carnes, a juvenile adjudication is not unreliable for risk-assessment purposes.”

Justice Kennedy, majority opinion

“Buttery is being punished as an adult based on acts he committed as a juvenile. This is fundamentally unfair.”

Justice Donnelly, dissenting opinion

 On May 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit

Update: On December 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“Are you saying that’s the reason that the interview took place by the social worker, to be the shill for the police?”

Chief Justice O’Connor, to counsel for M.H.

“How do you discern

Update: On December 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

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On April 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in In re: M.H., 2019-0621. At issue in this case is whether