Update: Read the analysis of the new merit decision here.

Oh my. The court has granted reconsideration in State v. Aalim,  2017-Ohio-2956, and this time has upheld the mandatory juvenile transfer statutes it struck down December 22, 2016, in State v. Aalim 2016-Ohio-8278. This post is just a brief announcement of this

Update: On January 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“Can’t we infer that the court assented to what counsel said by virtue of silence on the part of the court?”

Justice O’Donnell, to the prosecutor

On May 16, 2017, the Supreme Court

Update: Joshua Polk was indicted for a felony count of possessing a firearm in a school safety zone.  On March 8, 2018, Polk, who had served ten days in jail for this offense, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted possession of a firearm in a school zone. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

Update: Joshua Polk was indicted for a felony count of possessing a firearm in a school safety zone.  On March 8, 2018, Polk, who had served ten days in jail for this offense, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted possession of a firearm in a school zone. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

Update: On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted.  Read more about that here.

“I’m asking you for a theory, why is UC Physicians, the employer of all the doctors in anesthesiology there, why are they not liable?”

Justice O’Neill, to defense counsel.

On May 3, 2017, the

Update: On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted.  Read more about that here.

“I’m asking you for a theory, why is UC Physicians, the employer of all the doctors in anesthesiology there, why are they not liable?”

Justice O’Neill, to defense counsel.

On May 3, 2017, the

Update: On February 7, 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 May 16, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Don Koprivec et al. v. Rails-to-Trails of Wayne County