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Update: On Sept. 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On Sept. 7, 2011 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear an intellectual property dispute in the case of American Chemical Society v. Leadscope. The issue in this complex case is what…
A word of explanation about what we (my research assistants and I) are doing with these posts. First, we are selecting upcoming oral arguments on topics we find significant. The blog will give you a short summary of what the case is about and the position of the parties. After the oral argument we will…
Update: The merit decision in this case was handed down on January 17, 2012. Read the analysis of the decision here.
In State v. Gould, to be argued before the Ohio Supreme Court on Sept. 7, the state will argue that the exclusionary rule should only apply in circumstances involving “deliberate, reckless or…
Beginning in 2004, in Crawford v. Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court has written a series of very muscular decisions about the Confrontation Clause. Justice Scalia has been the leader of this trend.
In Crawford, the Court held that any testimonial statement from a witness who is unavailable to testify at trial can…
Jim McCarthy, a lawyer with Katz Teller Brant & Hild, litigates frequently in the area of eminent domain. I have worked with him as an appellate consultant. His post follows on Legally Speaking’s preview of Clifton v. Village of Blanchester and Moore et al. v. City of Middletown, which will be argued in the…
Update: On August 30, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in Moore v. Middletown. Read the analysis here.
Update: The merit decision in Clifton v. Village of Blanchester was handed down March 1, 2012 . Read the analysis of the decision here.
On September 6, the Ohio Supreme Court is set to hear…
In the upcoming November election, most of the spotlight has been on two very controversial statewide ballot issues–a referendum to overturn S.B. 5, the new collective bargaining law that greatly restricts the rights of public employees, and a constitutional amendment aimed at allowing Ohioans to opt out of the federal health care reform mandate that…
In the upcoming November election, most of the spotlight has been on two very controversial statewide ballot issues–a referendum to overturn S.B. 5, the new collective bargaining law that greatly restricts the rights of public employees, and a constitutional amendment aimed at allowing Ohioans to opt out of the federal health care reform mandate that…
In State v. Williams the Ohio Supreme Court continues its long-running debate about whether the community registration and notification requirements of sex-offender statutes are punitive or remedial. At issue specifically is whether a convicted sex-offender can be re-classified under a newer, more stringent law than the one in effect at the time he committed the …
In State v. Williams the Ohio Supreme Court continues its long-running debate about whether the community registration and notification requirements of sex-offender statutes are punitive or remedial. At issue specifically is whether a convicted sex-offender can be re-classified under a newer, more stringent law than the one in effect at the time he committed the …
