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On June 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. James R. West, 2020-0978. At issue in this case is whether a trial judge’s line of allegedly biased questioning constitutes structural error requiring automatic reversal.
Case Background
On October 2, 2017, James West was in a…
Update: On December 22, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. In an opinion written by Justice Donnelly, joined in full by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justice Fischer, the Court held that the arrest warrant at issue sufficiently complied with Crim R. 4 even with the absence of…
Update: On December 22, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. In an opinion written by Justice Donnelly, joined in full by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justice Fischer, the Court held that the arrest warrant at issue sufficiently complied with Crim R. 4 even with the absence of…
Update: On September 16, 2021, 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 June 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Lamar Advantage GP Company, LLC, d.b.a. Lamar Advertising of Cincinnati…
Update: On September 16, 2021, 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 June 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Lamar Advantage GP Company, LLC, d.b.a. Lamar Advertising of Cincinnati…
Update: On November 24, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. In a 5-2 opinion written by Chief Justice O’Connor, joined by Justices Kennedy, Fischer, DeWine and Stewart, the Court held that the Burrs owed no duty to Snay under the facts of this case. Justice Donnelly dissented…
On May 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State of Ohio v. James O’Malley, 2020-0859. At issue in this case is whether Ohio’s criminal vehicle forfeiture statute constitutes an excessive fine in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or Article I Section 9 of the…
Update: On November 23, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“I don’t believe the other side has argued Twombly in the appellate court, did they?”
Justice Brunner, to counsel for Grandmother
“Why does the York case not control in this particular case?”
Justice…
