MARCH 31, 2026

Supreme Court says local elections board must hear residency challenge: Columbus Dispatch
In the latest development in the ongoing challenge over where a Delaware County Board of Elections member actually lives, the Ohio Supreme Court has weighed in.

Ohio court suspends law license of Poland attorney: Youngstown Vindicator
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended the law license of Nick Graham of Poland, a former Warren city assistant prosecutor convicted of conspiracy in an alleged bribery scheme.

Ohio Supreme Court weighs parental rights in challenge to gender‑affirming care ban: Dayton Daily News
What rights do parents have when it comes to their children’s health care and who gets to define “health care” were two questions at the center of oral arguments the Ohio Supreme Court heard in the state’s challenge of a lower appellate court’s decision to repeal a ban on gender-affirming care for youth.

Ohio Supreme Court will decide on gender-affirming care for transgender youth lawsuit: Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of an Ohio law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. 

Appeals court hears arguments at JAHS: Ashtabula Star Beacon
Students got a chance to watch legal arguments and speak to attorneys and judges when the 11th District Court of Appeals heard a case Thursday morning at Jefferson Area High School.

MARCH 26, 2026

Ohio Supreme Court hears transgender youth medical care case: Cleveland.com
The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that will determine whether transgender minors in the state will have access to puberty blockers and hormone treatments prescribed by their doctors.

Legal fight over Ohio's transgender youth care ban reaches state Supreme Court: WBNS
Should minors in Ohio be allowed to access gender affirming medical care? According to House Bill 68, that answer is "no."

Top Ohio court hears arguments over gender-transition ban: WCMH
The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case over whether the state can ban gender-transition treatment for minors, with justices pressing attorneys on parental rights, legislative authority and how to define healthcare under the state constitution.

Ohio Supreme Court considers gender-transition care law: Spectrum News 1
A group of families is challenging a law that stops doctors from prescribing hormone therapies and puberty blockers to minors.

Ohio Supreme Court hears transgender youth healthcare case: WSYX/WTTE
The Ohio Supreme Court spent about 30 minutes Tuesday morning hearing arguments in a controversial case that could change access to medical care for transgender minors across the state.

Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments on minor gender-affirming care ban: Toledo Blade
Is it constitutional for state lawmakers to block parents from obtaining gender-affirming medication for their minor children?

Ban on gender-affirming care for minors to be decided by Ohio Supreme Court: Statehouse News Bureau
The Ohio Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a 2024 state law banning gender-affirming medications and non-surgical treatments that are standard care for gender dysphoria. House Bill 68 also bans transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports, but that isn’t part of the lawsuit argued before the court Tuesday.

Ohio Panel Says Mandatory Means Mandatory For Sentence: Law360
An Ohio appeals court ruled that a man sentenced on a felony assault charge must serve the entirety of his mandatory two-year sentence, and he cannot be eligible for a reduction through either judicial discretion or state law.

Youngstown judge hosts suspended license workshop: WFMJ
Anyone with a suspended license is being invited to attend “Steering Clear” a suspended license intervention workshop being hosted by Judge Renee M. DiSalvo at the McGuffey Centre on Saturday March 28.

MARCH 24, 2026

Ohio’s high court to hear challenge of state’s treatment bans for transgender youth: Cleveland.com
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a state law that prohibits doctors from prescribing hormone treatments and puberty blockers to transgender youth.

Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments on law restricting gender-affirming care for minors: WSYX/WTTE
Arguments are set for Tuesday at the Ohio Supreme Court in a case that could shape access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors across the state.

Gender-affirming law set for Ohio Supreme Court: WCMH
The Supreme Court of Ohio is poised to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide the fate of House Bill 68, also called the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation, or SAFE Act.

Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Over State Ban on Gender Transition Medications for Minors: Defiance Crescent-News
The constitutionality of a 2024 law prohibiting gender transition medications for adolescents will be reviewed by the Ohio Supreme Court.

Ohio Supreme Court rejects emergency petition to block state's THC drink ban: WLWT
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal by a Cincinnati brewing company that sought to block the state's ban on the sale of THC drinks in bars and breweries.

Ohio Supreme Court dismisses brewery lawsuit over hemp-derived THC beverage restrictions: Fox19
The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an emergency lawsuit filed by several Ohio breweries and distributors seeking a court order to stop the state’s new restrictions on hemp-derived THC beverages.

Ohio Supreme Court upholds DeWine’s intoxicating hemp ban, hitting Cincinnati breweries: Cincinnati CityBeat
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s ban on intoxicating-hemp products in the state remains in effect after the Ohio Supreme Court denied an emergency lawsuit from Cincinnati Craft Breweries attempting to save the beverage category.

Ohio Supreme Court rules 6th congressional candidate to stay on ballot: Canton Repository
Republican Jullie Kelly will remain on the ballot as a candidate for the 6th Congressional District.

Rulli opponent can stay on ballot, high court rules: Youngstown Vindicator
The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a protest by U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli’s campaign manager against the candidacy of Jullie Kelley, the only other Republican in the 6th Congressional District race.

Convicted Cleveland murderer loses Ohio Supreme Court appeal over death sentence: Cleveland.com
The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of Cleveland murderer Jeremiah Jackson’s death sentence, filed on the claim that Jackson’s trial attorney didn’t adequately try to discover his subsequent diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder.

Broad means broad: Ohio Supreme Court compels arbitration of bad-faith claim: JD Supra
If Ohio classifies a bad-faith claim-handling claim as a tort arising by operation of law, is that claim arbitrable? As of November 2025, the Supreme Court of Ohio says yes, it is—at least so long as the controlling arbitration clause uses broad language.

Ohio Supreme Court to hear union dues’ case: The Center Square
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over deducting union dues from public employees’ paychecks.

Mahoning courts offer mental health, drug services: Youngstown Vindicator
A great deal of conversation about Mahoning County’s justice system in recent months has focused on its role in providing mental health services.

Lorain County Common Pleas, municipal courts host recovery court dodgeball tournament: Elyria Chronicle
About two dozen county and municipal recovery court participants spent Friday evening ducking and sliding across the floor at Elyria's East Rec Center in a friendly dodgeball tournament.

MARCH 19, 2026

Gender transition care for minors in Ohio to be considered by Supreme Court: WTRF
The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear arguments next week in a case involving a state law that restricts certain medical treatments for minors. The case centers on House Bill 68, which took effect in 2024 and prohibits doctors from prescribing puberty-blocking medications and sex hormones to minors for gender transition.

A midnight intoxicating hemp ban looms. Will Ohio's Supreme Court step in?: WLWT
With a ban on intoxicating hemp set to take effect in Ohio, hemp beverage makers are waiting on a possible last-minute ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court that could allow them to keep operating.

Power company’s data center tariffs before Ohio Supreme Court: The Center Square
Perhaps nowhere is that ultimatum more pronounced than in the context of data centers and the energy required to fuel them, an issue now being considered by the Supreme Court of Ohio in light of tariffs imposed on the centers by American Electric Power Ohio.

Medina County Judge Kevin Dunn installed to Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College board of trustees: Medina Gazette
Medina County Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Dunn was installed to the Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College board of trustees for a term that began on Jan. 1 and will go until Dec. 31, 2028. He attended orientation in Columbus on Friday.

Mackenzie Shirilla’s appeal denied after it was filed 1 day late: Court TV
A teenager sentenced to prison won’t be getting an appeal after her attorney filed the paperwork too late. Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s decision denying Mackenzie Shirilla’s appeal, saying that it was filed one day after the 365-day jurisdictional deadline. Shirilla was 17 when she intentionally caused a car crash that killed her boyfriend and his friend in July 2022.

MARCH 17, 2026

Ohio Supreme Court asked to force vote on elections board challenge: The Columbus Dispatch
An attorney representing a woman challenging whether a Delaware County Board of Elections member lives in Ohio has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to force the remaining three elections board members to vote on the challenge.

Attorney asks for judge's dismissal from police officer case: Marion Star
The attorney for the police officer accused of rape has filed with the Ohio Supreme Court to have Marion County Judge Todd Anderson removed from the case. Anderson filed a 25-page response to the request for recusal.

Making the Case: Justices Consider Firearm Restrictions and Traffic Stop Searches: Daily Legal News
“Making the Case” gives you a front-row seat to the Supreme Court of Ohio during oral arguments. Experience the pivotal cases and captivating dialogue between the justices and litigants that lead to decisions from the highest court in the state. In this edition, the Supreme Court considers two cases that it heard at a special Off-Site Court session in Defiance County.

Ohio Supreme Court requests $7M for Judicial Center repairs: Gongwer
The Ohio Supreme Court has requested $7 million for repairs to the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in one of the largest such efforts to the historic building in recent years. The court hopes to use those requested capital budget dollars for “regular maintenance and repairs” to the building that first opened in 1933 and has been occupied by the high court since 2004.

Supreme Court of Ohio approves new motion to intervene form: The Highland County Press
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently released a new Uniform Domestic Relations and Juvenile Form: Motion to Intervene providing a standardized process for individuals seeking to become parties in domestic relations or juvenile court cases from the Family Law Reform Implementation Subcommittee to the Advisory Committee on Children and Families.

Kroger Agrees To Pay $17M In Drug Copay Inflation Case: Law360
Kroger pharmacy customers reached a $17 million settlement with the grocer resolving allegations that it inflated their copays for insured prescriptions, according to a motion for preliminary approval of the deal filed in Ohio federal court.

MARCH 12, 2026

DeWine hemp beverage veto challenged in Ohio Supreme Court: Cleveland.com
Four businesses with stakes in Ohio’s hemp beverage industry have mounted a court challenge to Gov. Mike DeWine’s rejection of a grace period that would have allowed the sale of intoxicating hemp beverages through the end of the year.

Students witness real-life appeals hearing on fentanyl deaths: WEWS
Students at Rootstown High School got a rare, front-row look at the legal system when they observed a real appeals hearing, giving them insight into how courts handle serious cases, including those involving drugs and tragic consequences.

Appeals court session gives Salem students lessons in law: Youngstown Vindicator
The Seventh District Court of Appeals returned to the classroom March 4 when its judges held oral arguments at Salem High School as part of the court’s “Back-to-School Program.”

Ohio Judge Won't Shield Kalshi's Sports Contracts: Law360
An Ohio federal judge declined to block Kalshi's sports event contracts from state gambling regulators' scrutiny in a Monday order that found the wagers don't appear to be swaps under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Northeast Ohio Police Officer in Sniper-Style Shooting of James Williams, Father of Three: Dicello Levitt
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has denied qualified immunity to a Northeast Ohio police officer who fatally shot a father of three in a sniper‑style shooting through a wooden privacy fence without warning during a New Year’s Eve celebration. The decision allows a jury to decide whether the Canton police officer’s use of deadly force violated clearly established constitutional law.                                  

Pickaway County Court Expands Probation Team to Tackle Recidivism and Substance Abuse: Scioto Post
In a move to bolster public safety and enhance offender rehabilitation, the Pickaway County Common Pleas Court has announced a significant expansion of its Adult Probation Department.

Sylvania Municipal Court’s holding second “Fresh Start Project” event: WTOL
The Sylvania Municipal Court is holding their second “Fresh Start Project” event on March 25. The court says the event is an opportunity for people to get help clearing up cases, obtain driving privileges, or have cases expunged or sealed.

MARCH 10, 2026

Ohio courts selected for National Initiative to Assist Families: Daily Legal News
Increasing caseloads, limited resources, and growing numbers of self-represented litigants have led to challenges for family courts working to resolve conflicts in a timely manner while protecting the well-being of children.

Cincinnati breweries sue Ohio over ban on THC drinks: Cincinnati Enquirer
Two Cincinnati breweries are pushing back against an impending law that will ban the sale of THC drinks in Ohio.

Disbarred attorney ordered to pay $30,000 penalty for practicing law: Toledo Legal News
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently ordered a disbarred attorney to pay a $30,000 penalty and stop practicing law.

Appeals court upholds sentence in fatal OVI ambulance crash: Ashtabula Star Beacon
Earlier this week, the 11th District Court of Appeals upheld Jason Slepsky’s four-year prison sentence, resulting from a 2023 crash into a South Central Ambulance District ambulance that killed the patient and injured two paramedics.

Ohio Court Rules a Party Cannot Circumvent the Statutory Timeframe to Vacate an Arbitration Award: Hinshaw Law
Yesterday, the Ohio Eighth Appellate District found that a party could not circumvent the statutory timeframe to seek to vacate an arbitration award by the use of civil rules of procedure. The decision affirms that Ohio courts have limited authority to vacate an arbitrator’s award.