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Update: On January 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio released a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On September 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of LGR Realty, Inc., v. Frank and London Insurance Agency, …
As summer begins to wind down, these are the submitted cases on which the blog awaits merit decisions:
State of Ohio v. Raymond Morgan, 2015-0924, argued February 8, 2017. At issue is whether a juvenile court committed reversible error when failing to appoint a Guardian Ad Litem for an amenability hearing.
State of Ohio…
“The trooper’s questioning of Oles in the front seat of the patrol car did not rise to the level of a custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings.”
Chief Justice O’Connor, from majority opinion
“Every police vehicle is now a police station on wheels. Being directed to have a seat in a police vehicle is akin to…
“The trooper’s questioning of Oles in the front seat of the patrol car did not rise to the level of a custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings.”
Chief Justice O’Connor, from majority opinion
“Every police vehicle is now a police station on wheels. Being directed to have a seat in a police vehicle is akin to…
“This appeal charges us with the unenviable task of reaching a result that either overrides the adoption plan of a diligent birth mother and separates P.L.H. from the only home he has ever known or that terminates permanently C.W.’s fundamental right to raise and nurture his child.”
Justice French
On July 18, 2017, the Supreme…
On July 5, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Anderson, 2017-Ohio-5656. Although the blog did not preview this case, it is a companion to the decision on the issue of a trial tax in State v. Rahab, 2017-Ohio-1401, in which the court held that…
Update: Read what happened on the final remand of the case here.
Warning! This is a wonky post.
Case Background
This is a medical malpractice case that resulted in the death of five year old Seth Cromer.
In short, after Seth had a worsening viral infection, his parents took him to the emergency room of…
Update: On July 18, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Are you asking this court, therefore, to give the mother’s vote in this family matter more weight?”
Justice O’Neill, to Counsel for the Biological Mother
“Are you saying financial support should never be…
Yesterday’s oral arguments—June 21, 2017—were the last set of oral arguments posted on the Court’s Oral Argument Calendar. In recent years, the Court has not been hearing oral arguments during the summer, usually until the end of August. Presumably, merit decisions in pending cases will be released during this recess period.
