*This guest post was co-authored by Professor Michael Solimine and Kristen Elia. Professor Solimine is the Donald P. Klekamp Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He has written extensively on the topic of standing and civil procedure, and was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief filed on behalf of
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Merit Decision Guest Post: Court Upholds Application of Ohio’s Commercial Activity Tax. Crutchfield Corp. v. Testa.
By Marianna Bettman on
Tax is totally not my field. But recognizing the significance of the decision in Crutchfield Corp. v. Testa, I asked my University of Cincinnati College of Law tax colleague Professor Stephanie Hunter McMahon to analyze the decision in the case. What follows is her superb guest post.
Guest Post on Crutchfield Corp. v. Testa…
In Sharper Focus: Guest Post on the Intersection of Bankruptcy Law and Ohio’s Recording Statutes
By Marianna Bettman on
On October 14, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of In re: Daren A. Messer, Angela Messer, Debtors Daren Messer & Angela Messer v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, Case Number 2014-2036. This case involves two certified state law questions from Judge Charles M. Caldwell, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the…
Guest Post: Trial Court Cannot Impose Prison Term and a No-Contact Order For the Same Felony Offense. State v. Anderson.
By Marianna Bettman on
Kenyatta Mickles, my colleague at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and Director of our Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order Clinic, has authored this guest post on the recent Supreme Court of Ohio decision in State v. Anderson.
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Will State v. Anderson Affect Victims Who Want to Obtain a Civil Protection …
Guest Post: In Sharper Focus: Overview of Federal Immigration Law.
By Marianna Bettman on
This In Sharper Focus Guest Post by Cleveland attorney Harlan D. Karp is a verbatim reproduction of part of the amicus brief of Concerned Ohio Immigration Attorneys authored by Karp with the help of Cleveland practitioners Tina Haddad and Tanya Linetsky, filed in State v. Kona in support of Kona. This provides a superb overview…
Guest Post: Standing and Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Ohio Foreclosure Actions: A Third Way?
By Marianna Bettman on
Professor Bettman’s Introduction to Guest Post
The Supreme Court of Ohio has now addressed the interplay between standing and subject matter jurisdiction in the context of foreclosure cases in both Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. Schwartzwald and Bank of America v. Kuchta. (Read the analysis of these cases here and here.)…
Guest Post: Which branch calls the shots on sealing criminal records? State v. Radcliff and the rapidly evolving world of record sealing.
This guest post summarizes the spate of cases and statutes on judicial record sealing. It is written by Priya Walia and Stephen JohnsonGrove.
Priya Walia is a rising 2L at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and is interning this summer at the Ohio Justice & Policy Center. Learn more about OJPC’s work at…
Guest Post on Freshwater v. Mt. Vernon City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. Context Matters, and the Court got it Wrong About Freshwater’s Personal Bible.
By Marianna Bettman on
On November 19, 2013, in a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the firing of 8th grade science teacher John Freshwater for “insubordination in refusing to remove religious displays in his classroom after being told to do so, and for continuing to inject his personal religious beliefs into his plan and pattern…
Guest Post Analyzing the Court’s Nixing of the Class Action in Cullen v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co.
By Marianna Bettman on
On November 5, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Cullen v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 2013-Ohio-4733. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, the Court held that class certification was improper in the case. In an earlier post, I set forth the line-up of the…
Guest Post: Merit Decision on Necessity of Service of Protection Order to Sustain Conviction for Violation of that Order. State v. Smith.
By Marianna Bettman on
On April 30, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1698. This guest post on the merit decision in this case is by my colleague Kenyatta Mickles, Director of the University of Cincinnati College of Law Domestic Violence and Civil Protection Order Clinic. In a 4-3…