Update: On June 24, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“How is he anonymous if the person is right there in front of the police officer’s face?”

Justice Stewart, to counsel for Tidwell

On March 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard

Update: On June 24, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“How is he anonymous if the person is right there in front of the police officer’s face?”

Justice Stewart, to counsel for Tidwell

On March 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard

Update: On September 22, 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 March 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Mark Johnson, Individually and as Guardian of David Johnson,  an incompetent,

Update: On June 24, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On March 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Sherry Tidwell, 2020-0290. At issue in this

Update: On November 18, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here

“You are saying a third party can’t just hand the government its own property?”

Justice Fischer to counsel for LaRosa

“Why wasn’t it reasonable to secure a warrant for the seizure of the

Update: On November 18, 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 March 3, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Jacob R. LaRosa, 2020-0337. At

3L Corey Bushle and I share an interest in state Constitutional Law, particularly in the Fourth Amendment context.  Corey, who is currently the editor-in-chief of the University of Cincinnati Law Review, has written a very thought-provoking Comment entitled “The Exclusionary Rule, and the Problem with Search and Seizure under the Ohio Constitution.” In his Comment

Update: On June 23, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“If we say 109 (R.C. 109.78(D)) doesn’t apply, then do we allow non-law enforcement personnel to carry a weapon, hoping they do the right thing with it?”

Justice Stewart, to counsel for Madison

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On January 27, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Theodis Montgomery, 2020-0312. At issue in this case is whether allowing the alleged victim to sit with the prosecutor at counsel table throughout the trial in front

Update: On June 23, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

On January 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Erin G. Gabbard, et al. v. Madison Local School District Board of Education, et al., 2020-0612. At