Case Background

Demetrius Jackson was arrested for raping 14-year-old C.H. While Jackson was in the county jail, he was interviewed by a Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services social worker, who did not give Jackson the Miranda warnings. Jackson told the social worker that he had had consensual oral sex with C.H., and

“…Martin cannot prevail on the merits of her safe-harbor claim because she cannot show that plain error occurred in the juvenile court.”

Justice French, majority opinion

“The record here demonstrates plain error in that the juvenile court deviated from the statute because it never considered or addressed whether Martin’s victimization by Kerney related to these

Update: On December 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On August 1, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case Ann Wayt v. DHSC, LLC2017-1548. At issue is whether R.C. 2315.18 caps non-economic compensatory damages

Update: On December 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On August 1, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case Ann Wayt v. DHSC, LLC2017-1548. At issue is whether R.C. 2315.18 caps non-economic compensatory damages

“The risk-assessment determination made by the General Assembly in enacting R.C. 2923.13 does not undermine the rehabilitative purpose of the juvenile-justice system, nor does it give rise to the due-process concerns we were called upon to resolve in Hand. Framed differently, the lack of a right to a jury trial, as well as other

“The risk-assessment determination made by the General Assembly in enacting R.C. 2923.13 does not undermine the rehabilitative purpose of the juvenile-justice system, nor does it give rise to the due-process concerns we were called upon to resolve in Hand. Framed differently, the lack of a right to a jury trial, as well as other

Update: On September 20, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.

“The trial court here, and the court of appeals, have determined the facts in this case suggest that the supervisor was an agent of the police. So, what about the facts in this case

Update: On September 20, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.

“The trial court here, and the court of appeals, have determined the facts in this case suggest that the supervisor was an agent of the police. So, what about the facts in this case

“The plain language of R.C. 1707.43(A) requires a person to have some nexus with the sale of illegal securities. The statute does not extend liability to persons whose only involvement in a transaction is the purchase of illegal securities.”

Justice French, court’s opinion

On August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a

“The plain language of R.C. 1707.43(A) requires a person to have some nexus with the sale of illegal securities. The statute does not extend liability to persons whose only involvement in a transaction is the purchase of illegal securities.”

Justice French, court’s opinion

On August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a