Indefinite Suspension and Structured Evaluation of Credit for Interim Felony Suspensions in Attorney Financial-Fraud Cases: Commentary on Disciplinary Counsel v. Fusco, 2025‑Ohio‑5397 I. Introduction...
Misrepresentation Without Intent: Fully Stayed Two‑Year Suspension for Systemic Appointed‑Counsel Billing Errors in Disciplinary Counsel v. Collins I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s...
Escalating Sanctions for Repeat Client-Trust-Account Misconduct: Commentary on Disciplinary Counsel v. Gill, 2025-Ohio-5392 I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in Disciplinary...
State v. Jones and the “Probability of Error” Standard under App.R. 5(C) I. Introduction In State v. Jones, 2025-Ohio-5389, the Supreme Court of Ohio clarified the meaning and operation of App.R....
Supreme Court of Ohio’s December 3, 2025 Case Announcements: Extraordinary Writs, Administrative Appeals, and Juvenile Custody Conflicts I. Introduction The document titled 12/03/2025 Case...
Stayed Suspensions for Misrepresentation in Court‑Appointed Counsel Billing: A Commentary on Disciplinary Counsel v. Mollica, 2025‑Ohio‑5372 I. Introduction Disciplinary Counsel v. Mollica,...
Refusal of Employer’s Suitable Light-Duty Job Offer as a Bar to Initial Temporary Total Disability Compensation under R.C. 4123.56(A): Commentary on State ex rel. Papageorgiou v. Avalotis Corp. I....
State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. VanEerten: Nonexistence of Prosecutorial Cashbooks and the Evidentiary Burden in Ohio Public-Records Mandamus I. Introduction In State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. VanEerten,...
Prohibition, Sovereign‑Citizen Trust Gambits, and Adequate Remedies in Ohio Child‑Support Enforcement: Commentary on Seelbaugh v. Montgomery Cty. Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Div.,...
Reaffirming the Limits of Mandamus and Procedendo over Dismissed Criminal Cases: Commentary on State ex rel. Conomy v. Rohrer, 2025‑Ohio‑5296 I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in...
Actual Receipt of Online Public-Records Requests as a Prerequisite for Mandamus and Statutory Damages: Commentary on State ex rel. Barker v. Muskingum Cty. Prosecutor's Office, 2025-Ohio-5293 I....
“Filing, Not Service”: The Ohio Supreme Court Confirms Civ.R. 6(D) Does Not Extend Time to Object to a Magistrate’s Decision I. Introduction In Eggleston v. Wood, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-5292, the...
State ex rel. Brown v. Columbiana County Jail: Clarifying Statutory Damages, Agency, and Contempt in Ohio Public Records Litigation I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in State ex...
Voluntary Cessation, Mootness, and Mandamus in School Transportation Disputes: Commentary on State ex rel. Siebold v. Columbus City Schools Bd. of Edn., 2025-Ohio-5245 I. Introduction The Supreme...
When Police Are Victims: Marsy’s Law, Victim Privacy, and Public Records in State ex rel. GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc. v. Columbus Police Department I. Introduction In State ex rel....
Procedural Gatekeeping and Access to Review in the Supreme Court of Ohio: Commentary on the November 25, 2025 Case Announcements (2025-Ohio-5220) I. Introduction The document reported as 11/25/2025...
Constitutional Limits on Judicial Ethics: Legislative-Testimony Ban, Judicial Speech, and Willful Legal Error in Disciplinary Counsel v. Grendell, 2025-Ohio-5239 I. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
Mandatory Harmless-Error Review and the “Overwhelming Evidence” Test Reaffirmed: State v. Roberts (2025-Ohio-5120) Introduction In State v. Roberts, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-5120, the Supreme Court...
Ohio Supreme Court Confirms No-Credit Rule for Interim Remedial Suspensions and Tightens Substance-Use Mitigation: Disciplinary Counsel v. Norton (2025-Ohio-5091) Introduction and Case Overview In...
Takings Without Borders: Ohio’s Self-Executing Takings Clause Confers Standing to Seek Mandamus for Inverse Condemnation Against a Foreign Municipality Case: State ex rel. Boggs v. Cleveland, Slip...