Update: On June 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined to answer the certified question and dismissed the case.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On October 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of American Municipal Power, Inc. v. Bechtel Power Corporation, 14-1847

Update: On February 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the argument here.

On October 14, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of In re: Daren A. Messer, Angela Messer, Debtors Daren

Update: On February 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the argument here.

On October 14, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of In re: Daren A. Messer, Angela Messer, Debtors Daren

Ah, progress!

The Clerk’s office of the Supreme Court of Ohio has changed the way to access the public online docket. This means that links on the blog to the online docket in our past oral argument previews and analyses no longer work, and we can’t go back and re-do them all. You can always

Ah, progress!

The Clerk’s office of the Supreme Court of Ohio has changed the way to access the public online docket. This means that links on the blog to the online docket in our past oral argument previews and analyses no longer work, and we can’t go back and re-do them all. You can always

Update: On December 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Wouldn’t it be better for the General Assembly to be asked to liberalize the expungement statute to allow for a look at the particular circumstances of a plea?” Justice Lanzinger, to defense counsel.

On September 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Stewart v. Lockland School Dist. Bd. of Edn.,  2015-Ohio-3839.  In a 6-1 opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held Ohio’s Open Meetings Act does not require a public pretermination hearing for a nontenured, nonteaching public employee. Justice O’Donnell

On September 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Stewart v. Lockland School Dist. Bd. of Edn.,  2015-Ohio-3839.  In a 6-1 opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held Ohio’s Open Meetings Act does not require a public pretermination hearing for a nontenured, nonteaching public employee. Justice O’Donnell

Update: On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Leak, 2014-1273. At issue is whether the arrest of the occupant of a legally