Habeas Corpus in Ohio Requires a Present Right to Immediate Release: Parole Eligibility Dates and Agency Correspondence Do Not Supplant a Life-Maximum Judgment Case: Montanez v. May, Slip Opinion No....
Attorney-Discipline Sanctions Must Rest on Record Evidence—Counsel’s Arguments Are Not Evidence; Large-Scale Paid Client Referrals Merit a Fully Stayed Suspension with Monitoring 1. Introduction...
“Within One Year” Under Ohio’s Saving Statute Means the Anniversary Date, Not a Year-Plus-One-Day 1. Introduction In Sauter v. Integrity Cycles, L.L.C., Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-88 (Jan. 15, 2026),...
PUCO’s Exclusive Jurisdiction Extends to Producer Tort Claims Implicating Tariff-Based Gas-Nomination Reconciliation I. Introduction In E. Ohio Gas Co. v. Croce, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-75, the...
Unreasonable Delay in Producing Emails Warrants Separate $1,000 Statutory-Damage Awards per Distinct Public-Records Request Case: State ex rel. Macksyn v. Spencer, 2026-Ohio-44 Court: Supreme Court...
Random Case-Assignment Manipulation and Undisclosed Conflicts Trigger Presumptive Actual Suspension for Judicial Dishonesty I. Introduction In Disciplinary Counsel v. Celebrezze, Slip Opinion No....
Shaping Ohio Sentencing and Extraordinary Writ Practice: Commentary on the Supreme Court of Ohio’s December 24, 2025 Case Announcements (2025-Ohio-5682) Supreme Court of Ohio – Case Announcements,...
Purchaser’s Initial Receipt Controls CAT Situs Even When Goods Are Later Reshipped Out of State Commentary on VVF Intervest, L.L.C. v. Harris, 2025-Ohio-5680 (Supreme Court of Ohio) I. Introduction...
Clarifying Environmental and Economic Evidence Standards for Ohio Solar Siting Certificates: Commentary on In re Application of S. Branch Solar, L.L.C., 2025‑Ohio‑5679 I. Introduction The Supreme...
Using One Ward’s Funds as a “Bridge Loan” for Another Constitutes Misappropriation: Sanctioning Guardians’ Cross‑Account Transfers in Disciplinary Counsel v. Juhola I. Introduction The Supreme Court...
Belief in Future Mental Distress as Sufficient Injury Under R.C. 2903.211(A)(1): A Commentary on Z.J. v. R.M., 2025-Ohio-5662 (Supreme Court of Ohio) Introduction In Z.J. v. R.M., 2025-Ohio-5662, the...
Public-Information Officers as Non‑Delegable Records Custodians under Ohio’s Public Records Act: Commentary on State ex rel. Whitfield v. Burkhart, 2025‑Ohio‑5612 I. Introduction In State ex rel....
Clarifying Redaction Exemptions and Remedies under Ohio’s Public Records Act: Commentary on State ex rel. Mauk v. Sheldon, 2025-Ohio-5611 I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in State...
Misstatements of Law and Self‑Defense Instructions Do Not Invalidate an Otherwise Valid Guilty Plea under Crim.R. 11: Commentary on State v. Gowdy, 2025‑Ohio‑5575 I. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
Standing Limits on Taxpayer Mandamus Actions and the Aftermath of Sheward: A Commentary on State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay, 2025-Ohio-5589 I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in...
Foreseeability and Metabolite-Based OVI: Proximate Cause as a Distinct Element in Aggravated Vehicular Assault after State v. Balmert I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in State v....
Per‑Request Statutory Damages and Mootness in Ohio Public-Records Mandamus: Commentary on State ex rel. Castellon v. Swallow, 2025‑Ohio‑5576 I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in...
Crim.R. 33(A)(6) Requires Evidentiary, Not Necessarily Oral, Hearings on Motions for New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence: Commentary on State v. Bostick, 2025‑Ohio‑5559 I. Introduction In...
Ephemeral Digital Records and the “Kept By” Requirement under Ohio’s Public Records Act: Commentary on State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehabilitation & Correction, 2025‑Ohio‑5552 I. Introduction In...
Silencing Crime Victims by Nondisclosure Agreement as Professional Misconduct: Commentary on Disciplinary Counsel v. Rossi, 2025-Ohio-5398 I. Introduction In Disciplinary Counsel v. Rossi,...