The November 10 2010 Juvenile Court election has remained in jurisprudential limbo, with John Williams last ahead by 23 votes. (He has since become the Juvenile Court’s administrative judge, appointed to the seat due to the unexpected retirement of the incumbent, Judge Karla Grady). Challenger Tracie Hunter filed a lawsuit in federal court asserting an
What’s on Their Minds: Can a Board of Education Sell Old School Buildings Subject to a Deed Restriction Forbidding the Use of the Buildings for School Purposes? Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati v. Roger T. Conners and Deborah Conners.
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Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch, What's On Their Minds?
On June 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On February 7, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati (School Board) v. Roger T. Conners and Deborah Conners. (Deborah Conners…
Oral Argument Preview: More on Defining Recklessness so as to Defeat Sovereign Immunity. Estate of Anderson v. City of Massillon.
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Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On February 8, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Estate of Anderson v. City of Massillon, 2011-0743. The issue in this case is whether excessive speed is a factor…
Oral Argument Preview: Does the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act Cover Mortgage Servicers? State of Ohio ex. Rel. Michael DeWine, Attorney General of Ohio, et al. v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC, et al.
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Final update: On March 15, 2016, this case was dismissed as improvidently accepted.
Further Update: On May 14, 2012 GMAC Mortgage, LLC filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York. On June 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted an automatic stay of further proceedings in this case, pending resolution of the…
Oral Argument Preview: Can a Board of Education Sell Old School Buildings Subject to a Deed Restriction Forbidding the Use of the Buildings for School Purposes? Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati v. Roger T. Conners and Deborah Conners.
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Oral Argument Preview: Are Violations of Departmental Polices or Traffic Laws Relevant to A Determination of Immunity for a City Employee? Burlingame v. Estate of Burlingame.
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Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals decision on the authority of of Anderson v. Massillon. Read the anlysis here.
On February 7, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Burlingame v. Estate of Burlingame. The Court has accepted the following propositions…
Merit Decision on Small Monetary Gifts to a Child as Maintenance and Support and Ramifications for Consent to an Adoption. In Re Adoption of M.B.
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Posted in Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
On January 25, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a unanimous decision, authored by Justice O’Donnell, in the case In re Adoption of M.B, 2012-Ohio-236.
The first part of the decision answers the question “do small monetary gifts paid directly to a child by an otherwise non-complying parent constitute maintenance and support so that…
Warrantless Placement of a GPS On a Car
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The U.S. Supreme Court has made a quick decision on the constitutionality of law enforcement placing a GPS tracking device on the undercarriage of a suspect’s car without a warrant. The case, U.S. v. Jones, just argued in November, was decided January 23. All nine justices agreed this was unconstitutional. But they split…
Warrantless Placement of a GPS On a Car
By Marianna Bettman on
The U.S. Supreme Court has made a quick decision on the constitutionality of law enforcement placing a GPS tracking device on the undercarriage of a suspect’s car without a warrant. The case, U.S. v. Jones, just argued in November, was decided January 23. All nine justices agreed this was unconstitutional. But they split…
Merit Decision on the Exclusionary Rule. State v. Gould.
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Posted in Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
The Supreme Court of Ohio has handed down a merit decision in State v. Gould, 2012-Ohio-71. The issue is whether a warrantless search of abandoned property is permissible under the Fourth Amendment.
After being laid off from his job, Dennis Gould moved in with his mother, Sharon Easterwood, in Toledo. While living there, he…