FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Appeals Court Must Reconsider City Council Membership Dispute
The Ohio Supreme Court today directed an appeals court to decide again who the rightful members of Nelsonville City Council are.
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Tenth District: TV Station Must Pay Damages to Family Falsely Accused of Robbing 8-Year-Old
A Columbus television station defamed three siblings by describing them as “robbers” of an 8-year-old’s hoverboard when it rewrote information provided by Columbus police, an Ohio appeals court ruled.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Court Considers Whether Police Can Be Crime Victims When Harmed in Line of Duty
Police officers are people, just like everyone else, says the city of Columbus. Ohioans approved a constitutional amendment that defines a crime victim as “a person against whom the criminal offense or delinquent act is committed or who is directly and proximately harmed by the commission of the offense or act.”
JANUARY 15, 2025
Eighth District: Felony Cruelty Conviction Stands in Remanded Stray Cat Case
After an Ohio Supreme Court ruling found felony-level animal cruelty covers harm to stray cats, the Eighth District Court of Appeals recently upheld the conviction of a man who poured bleach into an apartment building basement to make an unclaimed cat leave.
JANUARY 2, 2025
Attorney General Argues Communications With Outside Groups Not Public Records
In February 2023, a state appeals court directed the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to provide documents in response to a public records request about communications with two national organizations. The court also ordered the deposition of Attorney General Dave Yost.
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Public Nuisance Lawsuits Cannot Be Pursued Against Pharmacies Selling Prescription Opioids
Two Ohio counties cannot claim national pharmaceutical chains caused a public nuisance by selling opioids and could only bring a lawsuit against the companies by following the procedures outlined in the Ohio Product Liability Act, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Ohio to Administer NextGen Bar Exam Beginning July 2028
The Ohio Supreme Court has announced its intention to administer the NextGen Bar Exam starting in July 2028. With this decision, Ohio joins 33 jurisdictions that have committed to adopting this new attorney licensure exam, developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Daniel R. Hawkins Welcomed as 164th Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court at Investiture
The Ohio Supreme Court welcomed one of its newest justices to the bench with a formal investiture ceremony for Justice Daniel R. Hawkins.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Dedication to Service Highlighted During Former Chief Justice Portrait Presentation
His service as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court was brief, but his time dedicated to ensuring justice has spanned decades and continues today.
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Conduct Board Files Disciplinary Recommendations
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has filed four reports with the Supreme Court of Ohio.
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Join Us! 2025 Black History Month Celebration
Every February, the Ohio Supreme Court highlights the impact of African American lawyers, judges, and other influential members of the Ohio judiciary in a special programming event for Black History Month.
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Conduct Board Announces February Disciplinary Hearing
The following is the schedule of a lawyer discipline case set for hearing before the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct in February. Hearings take place before a three-member panel of the board and are open to the public.
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
New Judge Appointed to Cleveland Municipal Court
A new judge will begin serving on the Cleveland Municipal Court next month.
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Distinguished Judge Brings New Experience to Oral Argument
Judge Jill Flagg Lanzinger shared the excitement she feels, as well as the personal significance it holds, for her first assignment sitting on the Ohio Supreme Court for oral arguments.
Judge Finds New Passion on The Bench
Judge Carly Edelstein of the Tenth District Court of Appeals knew from an early age that she wanted to make a difference when she grew up. She just didn’t know a career in law and the judiciary would be her way of accomplishing it.
JANUARY 17, 2025
Legacy of Retired Justice Stratton Honored During Portrait Dedication
A reminder of the lasting impact retired Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton made on courts in Ohio and nationwide will permanently hang on the walls of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center.
JANUARY 16, 2025
Justice DeWine Explains Proper Methods for Interpreting the Ohio Constitution
The appropriate way to determine what rights the Ohio Constitution grants its citizens is by assessing what the public understood the words to mean when the constitution and its amendments were first approved.
JANUARY 10, 2025
Longtime Police Officer Trades Badge for Gavel
A vacant seat on the Chillicothe Municipal Court will be filled early next month by a former police chief turned lawyer.
Febraury 21, 2025
Two ousted Nelsonville council members won a legal victory in their bid to get their seats back: WOUB
Two Nelsonville women who filed a legal action claiming they were improperly removed from the City Council have won a preliminary victory.
Summit County prosecutor fights appeals court decision that overturned Sydney Powell's murder conviction in death of her mother: WKYC
The Summit County Prosecutor has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that overturned Sydney Powell's conviction in the brutal murder of her mother, arguing the lower court's decision could "rewrite the order of trials throughout the State of Ohio."
