Update: On November 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“If Jones was on the books when your client was arrested for this illegal activity, we wouldn’t be standing here,”—Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor to defense counsel. “Knotts said it was ok to…

The U.S. Supreme Court today, October 2, 2014, granted cert. in Ohio v. Clark. 13-1352. The two specific questions presented are:

  1. Does an individual’s obligation to report suspected child abuse make that individual an agent of law enforcement for purposes of the Confrontation Clause?
  2. Do a child’s out-of-court statements to a teacher in response to

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The U.S. Supreme Court today, October 2, 2014, granted cert. in Ohio v. Clark. 13-1352. The two specific questions presented are:

  1. Does an individual’s obligation to report suspected child abuse make that individual an agent of law enforcement for purposes of the Confrontation Clause?
  2. Do a child’s out-of-court statements to a teacher in response to

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As previously posted, on July 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in Miller v. Miller, 2012-Ohio-2928. At issue in this case was the interpretation of Ohio’s corporate advancement statute, R.C. 1701. 13 (E)(5). In a 6-1 decision authored by Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, the Supreme Court held…

Updated October 15, 2014. Oral arguments will not resume until January 2015.

As of this morning, Tuesday September 30, 2014, there are no upcoming oral arguments posted on the Oral Argument Calendar on the Supreme Court of Ohio website.  The calendar for last week’s September 23 and 24 arguments are the most recent postings, and…

Update: On September 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“This case is bigger than just your client’s dispute with White Hat,” Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor said to counsel for the Schools, later commenting it was all about following the money.

On September…

On September 23, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Quarterman,2014-Ohio-4034. The defendant in this case raised a constitutional challenge to Ohio’s mandatory bind-over statutes. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Terrence O’Donnell, in which Justice Judy Lanzinger concurred in judgment only, the Court…

On September 23, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Quarterman,2014-Ohio-4034. The defendant in this case raised a constitutional challenge to Ohio’s mandatory bind-over statutes. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Terrence O’Donnell, in which Justice Judy Lanzinger concurred in judgment only, the Court…

Case background

Eric Long, then seventeen, along with two adult offenders, aged 25 and 26, was convicted of two counts of aggravated murder arising out of a shooting on I-75 in Hamilton County involving assault style weapons. At a joint sentencing hearing with the two adult co-defendants, Long was sentenced to consecutive terms of life…

Update: This case has now been settled. No details are publicly available. On May 7, 2015, the trial court granted  a joint motion to dismiss all claims with prejudice. A satisfaction and release of certificate of judgment was filed on 5/15/2015.

On September 18, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision…