Disciplinary Counsel v. Harvey (2026-Ohio-2047): Permanent Disbarment Presumptively Required for Misappropriation—Minimal Mitigation Where Misconduct Predates Licensure and Restitution Is Third-Party...
June 3, 2026 Ohio Supreme Court Case Announcements: Summary Dispositions Under Rule 12.04 and Alternative-Writ Case Management Under Rule 12.05 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s June 3,...
Bindover Transfers the Entire Juvenile Case; Adult Court Jurisdiction Extends to All Indicted Offenses (Overruling State v. Smith) Case: State v. Turner, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1996 (Supreme...
Habeas Corpus in Ohio Does Not Reach Voidable Sentencing Errors or Due-Process Claims When the Trial Court Had Jurisdiction I. Introduction In State ex rel. Krug v. Stuff, Slip Opinion No....
H.B. 265’s Inmate Statutory-Damages Bar Applies to Public-Records Mandamus Actions Filed After April 9, 2025 (Even if the Requests Predate the Amendment) I. Introduction State ex rel. Bates v....
Trial-Court Jurisdiction to Resolve Separate Posttrial Charges Filed Under the Same Case Number During a Pending Appeal I. Introduction In State ex rel. McIntyre v. McCarty, Slip Opinion No....
Ohio Disqualification Law After In re Disqualification of Santoli (2026): Enforcing the 15‑Page Limit and Treating “Premature” Rulings as Disqualifying Only When Substantively Prejudicial Case: In re...
Discovery in Ohio Public-Records Mandamus: Relevance, Proportionality, and “Apex” Depositions Limited to Search and Litigated Defenses 1. Introduction State ex rel. Ctr. for Media & Democracy v....
“Knowingly” in Vehicular Felonious Assault Turns on Awareness of Probable Harm—And Police Cruisers with Flashing Lights Can Supply the “Lawful Order or Direction” for Failure-to-Comply 1....
App.R. 26(B) Reopened Appeals Do Not Trigger R.C. 2953.21’s “Direct Appeal Transcript” Deadline for Postconviction Petitions Case: State v. Fraley, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1964 (Ohio May 29, 2026)...
Board-of-Revision Valuation Decisions Are Not Appealable Under R.C. 2506.01 Because R.C. 5717.01 Provides an Administrative Appeal to the BTA Case: Olentangy Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v....
OPERS May Require Notarized Consent Form Before Processing R.C. 145.40 Direct Rollover Refunds Case: State ex rel. Haydocy v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Retirement Sys., Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1928 (Ohio...
Ohio: Reinstatement After Dismissal Defeats “Patent-and-Unambiguous” Jurisdiction Attacks; Jurisdictional-Priority Rule Not a Plaintiff’s Shield from New Counterclaims 1. Introduction Case: State ex...
Parens Patriae Cannot Supply Standing in Ohio Mandamus Actions: Attorney General Must Show Direct Beneficial Interest or Statutory Authority Introduction In State ex rel. Yost, Atty. Gen., v....
Visual-Simulation Requirement Extends to Solar-Project Substations as Part of the “Facility” Under Ohio Power Siting Board Rules In re Application of Oak Run Solar Project, L.L.C., Slip Opinion No....
May 26, 2026 Ohio Supreme Court Case Announcements: Sua Sponte Dismissals, Alternative-Writ Practice, and Jurisdictional Gatekeeping 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s May 26, 2026 “Case...
Ohio Supreme Court (May 12, 2026): Summary Disposition of Habeas Petitions and Discretionary Control of Stays, Delayed Appeals, and Reconsideration Citation: 05/12/2026 Case Announcements,...
R.C. 3513.311(C) Allows Late Lieutenant-Governor Replacement Only Upon Death; Ohio Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction Bars Declaratory and Prohibitory-Injunction Claims I. Introduction State ex rel....
Recall-Petition Signature Threshold in a Charter City Is Based on Total Electors Voting in the Last Mayoral Election, Not Votes Cast for Mayor I. Introduction State ex rel. Shannon v. Ogg, Slip...
State v. Morris (2026-Ohio-1519): Article I, Section 10 Right to Counsel Is a “Trial” Right and Does Not Bar Preindictment Interrogation After Counsel Is Appointed Court: Supreme Court of Ohio Date:...