Update: On June 16, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

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On February 11, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Joni Bey, et al. v. Jeffrey Rasawehr, 2019-0295

Update: On September 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On January 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Michael Smith, 2018-1831. At

Update: On April 14, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Where is it in the record that we can glean that the trial court determined that he (Miller) understood those rights?”

Judge Sadler, to the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

“Don’t you think really in

“There is no need to turn suppression issues into a gotcha game, where the state may sit on its hands in the trial court and then pull out a surprise, standing card on appeal.”

Justice DeWine, Majority Opinion

On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v.

Update: On April 14, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On December 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Shawn M. Miller, 2018-0948. At issue

Update: On April 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.

On December 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in In re A.W., A Minor Child, 2018-1182. At

“Because Soto entered his guilty plea prior to the empaneling of a jury or the taking of evidence, jeopardy attached—but only as to the child-endangering charge to which he pleaded guilty and not as to the dismissed involuntary-manslaughter charge.”

Justice DeWine, Majority opinion

“Under the majority’s conclusion, no plea bargain is necessarily conclusive and any

Update: On February 19, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“Has the U.S. Supreme Court ever recognized that the right to raise one’s children includes the right to inflict corporal punishment?”

Justice DeWine, to counsel for Faggs

“Why is it unreasonable to put

“We reject the contention that authority to provide for the comfort and general welfare of employees is limited to regulating the workplace environment or workplace conditions and hazards.”

Justice Kennedy, lead opinion

“In continuing to expand the scope of Section 34 in ways never countenanced by the people of 1912, this court is well on

“We reject the contention that authority to provide for the comfort and general welfare of employees is limited to regulating the workplace environment or workplace conditions and hazards.”

Justice Kennedy, lead opinion

“In continuing to expand the scope of Section 34 in ways never countenanced by the people of 1912, this court is well on