“From Tort to Contract: Ohio’s Discretionary Sovereign Immunity Now Bars State-Contract Suits” 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio, in its 06/18/2025 Case Announcements #2 (2025-Ohio-2119),...
From “Actual-Authority” to “Possession & Pass-Through”: The Supreme Court of Ohio Narrows the Agency Exclusion under the Commercial-Activity Tax (Commentary on Aramark Corp. v. Harris,...
“Received, Used, or Followed”: State ex rel. Ayers v. Sackett (2025) Fortifies Ohio’s Public-Records Duty and Dispels Exhaustion Myth for Inmate Requesters Supreme Court of Ohio – Slip Opinion No....
State ex rel. Macksyn v. Spencer (2025-Ohio-2116) The Supreme Court of Ohio’s New 21-Day “Produce-or-Certify” Rule for Prison-Email Public-Records Requests 1. Introduction In State ex rel. Macksyn v....
Mandatory Compliance: Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Municipal-Court Judges’ Authority over Elected Clerks in Record-Access Matters Introduction On 18 June 2025 the Supreme Court of Ohio delivered its...
The Dual-Trigger Doctrine: Supreme Court of Ohio Affirms Multiple 60-Day Windows for PUCO Appeals Introduction In In re Application of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 2025-Ohio-2082, the Supreme Court of...
Exhaustion Doctrine Inapplicable to Public-Records Mandamus: Comprehensive Commentary on State ex rel. Brown v. Sackett (2025-Ohio-2080) Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in State ex...
“Reasonable Period” Redefined: State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. Phillips (2025) and the Automatic $1,000 Cap for Delayed Public-Records Compliance 1. Introduction Ohio’s Public Records Act (R.C. 149.43)...
“From Privileged Memo to Public Record” – The Ohio Supreme Court’s New Two-Track Rule on Transmittal E-mails and Unauthorized Forwards Commentary on State ex rel. Platt v. Montgomery Cty. Bd. of...
“Beyond Unfair-Labor-Practice Allegations” Clarifying the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) Over Public-Sector Labor Disputes Introduction On 12 June 2025 the...
State v. Coker (2025): Vernacular Proof of “Sexual Conduct” & the Re-Entrenchment of the Jenks Sufficiency Standard Introduction State v. Coker, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2051, is a landmark...
“Lawfully Entitled to Have Applied” – Ohio Supreme Court Bars Dependents from Reviving a Denied Scheduled-Loss Claim Commentary on State ex rel. Byk v. Industrial Commission (2025-Ohio-2044) 1....
“Five-Years-Means-Five-Years”: Supreme Court of Ohio Clarifies that Jail-Time Credit Cannot Shorten the Post-Mandatory Waiting Period for Judicial Release Introduction State v. Clinkscale, Slip...
In re Disqualification of Fuller (2025-Ohio-5601): Personal-Knowledge and Timeliness Requirements for Affidavits of Disqualification and the Structural Limits on Using Recusal to Review Trial-Court...
Public Reprimand for Practicing Law During Interim Suspension Amid Mental-Health Crisis: Columbus Bar Assn. v. Bryant Introduction In Columbus Bar Assn. v. Bryant (2025-Ohio-1879), the Supreme Court...
Jurisdiction Unaffected by Name Errors and Sentence Ambiguities: Limits on Habeas Corpus Relief Introduction In State ex rel. Dodson v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1878, the Supreme Court of...
Reasonable Response Time Under Ohio’s Public Records Act in High-Volume Contexts Introduction In State ex rel. Robinson v. Wesson, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1874 (May 28, 2025), the Supreme Court of...
Ohio Supreme Court Restricts Statutory Damages in Public-Records Mandamus: State ex rel. Robinson v. Wesson Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s May 28, 2025 announcement in State ex rel....
Employee Directive as Compliance with Ohio’s Public Records Act: State ex rel. Ware v. Smith Introduction In State ex rel. Ware v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1856, decided May 27, 2025, the...
Clarifying the Scope of R.C. 149.43(B)(8): Prosecutorial Personnel and Payroll Records Are Public Introduction In State ex rel. Ware v. O’Malley (2025-Ohio-1855), the Supreme Court of Ohio resolved a...