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

On September 15, 205, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Hope Academy Broadway Campus v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C., 2015-Ohio-3716. In a very fractured opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, the court held that White Hat (the collective name for the companies that operated and managed the charter schools that

On September 15, 205, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Hope Academy Broadway Campus v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C., 2015-Ohio-3716. In a very fractured opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, the court held that White Hat (the collective name for the companies that operated and managed the charter schools that

Update: On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Your not so subtle way of addressing this would be they (the Hospital) are hiding the ball?” Chief Justice O’Connor, to Plaintiff’s counsel.

On September 2, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard

Update: On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Your not so subtle way of addressing this would be they (the Hospital) are hiding the ball?” Chief Justice O’Connor, to Plaintiff’s counsel.

On September 2, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard

Update: On January 20, 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 September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Leak, 2014-1273.  At issue in

Update: On December 13, 2016, 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 September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. V.M.D., 2014-0990.  At issue

Update: On March 17, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Haight v. Minchak, 2016-Ohio-1053. In a 5-2 opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, in which Justice O’Donnell concurred in the syllabus and judgment only, the court held that the meaning of the term “employee” under R.C. 4111.14(B)(1) is constitutionally

We elect all judges in Ohio.  The Ohio Constitution requires this. Over the years, different judicial leaders have expressed dissatisfaction with electing judges. The late Chief Justice Tom Moyer long favored merit selection, at least for appellate judges and justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Our current Chief Justice, Maureen O’Connor, has had an