“Beyond the Furrow”: Ohio Supreme Court Holds that Items Used in Intermediate Farming Steps Qualify for the R.C. 5739.02(B)(42)(n) Sales/Use-Tax Exemption 1. Introduction In Claugus Family Farm, L.P....
Affirming BTA’s Discretion in “Battles of Appraisals” Rover Pipeline, L.L.C. v. Harris (2025-Ohio-2806) and the New Guide-Post Valuation Rule for Public-Utility Property Introduction The Supreme...
Commentary on State ex rel. Baker v. Treglia (2025-Ohio-2816) Ohio Supreme Court Confirms SANE Records’ Non-Disclosure and Clarifies Limits on Statutory Damages and Costs in Public-Records Actions 1....
“A Reasonable Period of Time”: The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Clarification of Response Deadlines under R.C. 149.43 in State ex rel. Castellon v. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office (2025-Ohio-2787)...
“Enterprise-Activity Venue” in Ohio RICO Prosecutions: A Comprehensive Commentary on State v. Brown, 2025-Ohio-2804 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in State v. Brown...
“No Prior Relationship, No Explicit Threat, Still Stalking” – State v. Crawl Creates a Clear Rule that a Mixed Pattern of Online Harassment and a Single Physical Intrusion Can Sustain a...
Streamlining the “Vexatious Litigator” Designation in Ohio: An Analysis of the Supreme Court’s 08 / 05 / 2025 Case Announcements (2025-Ohio-2749) Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Case...
“Next Preceding” Means “Immediately Preceding”: The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Definitive Construction of Charter-Based Residency Requirements 1. Introduction In State ex rel. Elmore v. Franklin County...
Supreme Court of Ohio Reinforces Public-Notice Requirement in Bar Admissions under Gov.Bar R. I(17) 1. Introduction On 18 July 2025 the Supreme Court of Ohio issued an Administrative Action entitled...
“Proof-of-Existence” Mandamus Standard under Ohio’s Public Records Act A Comprehensive Commentary on State ex rel. Ames v. Big Walnut Local School District Board of Education, 2025-Ohio-2493 1....
Charter Cities Immune from Statutory Recall Absent Explicit Adoption A Comprehensive Commentary on State ex rel. Maumee v. Lucas County Board of Elections, 2025-Ohio-2516 1. Introduction State ex...
Clark v. DRC (2025): Referral-Response Rule & No Procurement Duty for Out-of-Custody Records under Ohio’s Public Records Act 1. Introduction State ex rel. Clark v. Department of Rehabilitation and...
Clark v. Department of Rehabilitation & Correction (2025-Ohio-2473): Ohio Supreme Court Reaffirms the State’s Non-Delegable Duty to Retrieve and Produce Public Records Held by Private Prison...
“Fictitious‐Staff Deception” as Professional Misconduct: Disciplinary Counsel v. Hunter (2025-Ohio-2406) and the Escalation of Sanctions for Patterned Dishonesty 1. Introduction In Disciplinary...
Recorded Easements & Disclosure Duties: Ashmus v. Coughlin (2025) Refines the Meaning of “Material Defect” Under Ohio’s Residential Property Disclosure Regime 1. Introduction In Ashmus v. Coughlin,...
Rehabilitation Over Conviction: Supreme Court of Ohio Clarifies the Character-and-Fitness Standard for Bar Applicants with Serious Felony Histories 1. Introduction In In re Application of Notestine,...
Howard v. Plank: Clarifying the Evidentiary Burden for Mandamus and Statutory Damages under Ohio’s Public Records Act 1. Introduction State ex rel. Howard v. Plank, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2325,...
No Warrant Required for Single Historical App-Based Location Data: State v. Diaw as a Modern Extension of the Third-Party Doctrine 1. Introduction In State v. Diaw, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2323,...
“Link-the-Mail” Doctrine: State ex rel. Mobley v. Grabman (2025) and the Evidentiary Threshold for Statutory Damages under Ohio’s Public-Records Act 1. Introduction State ex rel. Mobley v. Grabman,...
“From Cafeteria Line to Taxable Line Item” – Aramark Corp. v. Harris Clarifies the Sales-Tax Treatment of Contract Food-Service Arrangements in Ohio 1. Introduction On 18 June 2025 the Supreme Court...