On May 14, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Anderson v. Barclay’s Capital Real Estate, Inc., 2013-Ohio-1933. By a vote of 5-2 (Justice French concurred in judgment only, but wrote nothing separately) the Court held that mortgage servicing is not covered under the Ohio Consumer Sales Practice Act. (CSPA). Chief Justice
What’s on Their Minds: More Crawford Issues. State v. Daniel Arden Keck II.
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On November 27, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On May 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Daniel Arden Keck II, 2011-0686. The issue in this case is whether the Confrontation Clause prohibits the…
Chief Justice O’Connor Proposes Public Dialogue on Judicial Election Reforms
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Posted in Judiciary, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has announced an eight point plan for strengthening judicial elections. She did this in a speech May 9, 2013 at the annual meeting of the Ohio State Bar Association in Cleveland. She said she was motivated to develop this plan because this year marks the 45th anniversary of the Modern…
Merit Decision. Criteria for Postconviction DNA Testing. State v. Noling
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Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
On May 2, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Noling, 2013-Ohio-1764. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court held an application for post conviction DNA testing filed and denied under an earlier statute does not bar a trial court from reviewing a later DNA testing application…
What’s on Their Minds? A Constitutional Challenge to the Picketing-Notice Requirement of the Ohio Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act. Mahoning Education Association of Developmental Disabilities v. State Employment Relations Board, et al.
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Update: On October 23, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analsyis here.
On April 24, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Mahoning Education Association of Developmental Disabilities v. State Employment Relations Board, et al., 2012-1378. The issue in this case…
Merit Decision: No State Teachers’ Retirement Benefits for Virtual Learning Instructors. State ex. rel. Nese v. State Teachers Retirement Bd. of Ohio.
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On May 2, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a merit decision in State ex. rel. Nese v. State Teachers Retirement Bd. of Ohio, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1777. The issue in the case was whether a group of instructors at a virtual learning academy were entitled to participate in the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS).…
Merit Decision: No State Teachers’ Retirement Benefits for Virtual Learning Instructors. State ex. rel. Nese v. State Teachers Retirement Bd. of Ohio.
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Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
On May 2, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a merit decision in State ex. rel. Nese v. State Teachers Retirement Bd. of Ohio, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1777. The issue in the case was whether a group of instructors at a virtual learning academy were entitled to participate in the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS).…
What’s On Their Minds: Heavy Sledding. Application of Ohio’s Recreational User Immunity Statute. Jeremy Pauley et al. v. City of Circleville et al.
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Update: On October 16, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On April 24, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Jeremy Pauley et al. v. City of Circleville et al, 2012-1150. At issue in this case is whether the…
Oral Argument Preview: Still More Crawford Issues. State v. Daniel Arden Keck II.
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On November 27, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On May 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Daniel Arden Keck II, 2011-0686. The issue in…
What’s On Their Minds? A Landlord’s Duties to a Tenant’s Guests in the Common Areas. Lauren J. Mann v. Northgate Investors LLC, dba Northgate Apartment
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Update: The Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case on February 12, 2014. Read the analysis here.
On April 24, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Lauren J. Mann v. Northgate Investors LLC, d.b.a. Northgate Apartment, 2012-1600. The case is before the Court on conflict certification.…