Isolated Prostitution-Related Misdemeanor by a Private Attorney, With Robust Mitigation and No Public-Trust Office, Warrants a Public Reprimand Under Prof.Cond.R. 8.4(h) 1. Introduction In Cleveland...
R.C. 5717.03(G) Limits the BTA’s Sua Sponte Issue-Spotting and Confirms “Direction or Control” Survives Third-Party Parking Management Under R.C. 5709.121(A)(2) Case: RiverSouth Auth. v. Harris, Slip...
PUCO Discretion to Raise Residential Fixed Charges and End Non‑Low‑Income DSM Under SFV (with Strict Rehearing Issue Preservation) I. Introduction Case: In re Application of Columbia Gas of Ohio,...
R.C. 4928.148 OVEC Rider Audits: No Presumption of Prudence Shifting the Initial Proof Burden; PUCO Must Make a Prudence Determination Even When Utilities Lack Unilateral Control Introduction In In...
Summary Dispositions Reinforce Olentangy Local’s Control Over School-District Valuation Appeals and Demand Strict Statutory Compliance in Original Actions Introduction This “Case Announcements” entry...
Statewide Summary Affirmance of “Cases Held” in School-District BOR Litigation Under Olentangy (2026-Ohio-1963) (and Marysville (2024-Ohio-3323) for Bedford) Case: In re Cases Held for Olentangy...
R.C. 4123.59(D) “All Other Cases” Is a Residual Catchall: Prospective-Dependency Awards Foreclose Mandatory “Actual Dependency” Review Under the Final Paragraph I. Introduction In State ex rel....
Gov.Bar R. I(17) Publication Requirement for Ohio Bar-Exam Applicants (2026-Ohio-2390) 1. Introduction In 06/24/2026 Administrative Actions, 2026-Ohio-2390 (Supreme Court of Ohio, June 24, 2026), the...
Public Records Mandamus Cannot Be Used to Litigate Open-Meetings Compliance; No Duty to Create Nonexistent “Rules” 1. Introduction In State ex rel. Ames v. Regional Income Tax Agency Bd. of Trustees,...
Incorporated Expert Reports Become Sworn Evidence Triggering the Sham-Affidavit Rule (Ohio Civ.R. 56 / Civ.R. 26) 1. Introduction Moore v. Mercy Med. Ctr., Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2293 is a...
Ohio Redefines “Harborer” Under R.C. 955.28(B): Strict Liability Requires Sheltering, Protecting, or Exercising Control Over the Dog 1. Introduction In L.H. v. Sun Secured Financing, L.L.C., Slip...
Post-Bindover Adult-Court Jurisdiction Extends to All Indicted Offenses; “Mental Age” Does Not Create a Habeas Jurisdictional Defect 1) Introduction Case: State ex rel. Wade v. Shoop, Slip Opinion...
Independent Reasonable Suspicion Survives: An Officer Need Not End a Traffic Stop When One of Multiple Bases Is Extinguished 1. Introduction In State v. Mathis, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2269 (June...
Ohio “Blue Sky” Rescission Liability Requires a Sale-Nexus: Routine Post‑Sale Brokerage Services Are Not “Participat[ing] in or Aid[ing] … in Making” an Unlawful Sale Under R.C. 1707.43(A) I....
Certified Conflict Framed: Whether Burnt-Marijuana Odor Alone Creates Probable Cause to Search a Vehicle Under the Automobile Exception Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s June 9, 2026 “Case...
Appellate Counsel Misconduct: Late Briefing and Premature Self-Ineffectiveness Claims as Prof.Cond.R. 8.4(d) Violations I. Introduction In Disciplinary Counsel v. Avery, Slip Opinion No....
Retirement of Long-Used Utility Plant May Be Recovered as a “Cost of Rendering Service” Under R.C. 4909.15(A)(4) 1. Introduction In In re Application of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., Slip Opinion No....
“Otherwise Prohibited by Law” Under R.C. 2923.14: Ohio Courts May Remove a State Firearms Disability Even When the Same Ohio Conviction Also Triggers a Federal Disability I. Introduction In State v....
Judicial Discipline for Manipulating Random Case Assignment and Unlawful Judicial Release: Minimum Actual Suspension for Compounded Integrity Violations Case: Disciplinary Counsel v. Skelton, Slip...
Prohibition Unavailable to Vacate Post-Sentencing Megan’s Law Classifications: Classification Is Civil, Automatic, and Appealable I. Introduction In State ex rel. Bates v. Clancy, 2026-Ohio-2048, the...