09/01/2026 Case Announcements 4

CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 1, 2026

[Cite as 09/01/2026 Case Announcements #4, 2026-Ohio-3408.]

MERIT DECISIONS WITH OPINIONS

2026-1035. State ex rel. Blankenship v. Trenton City Council, Slip Opinion

No. 2026-Ohio-3406.

In Mandamus. Limited writ granted. Relators’ requests for court costs and

attorney fees denied.

Kennedy, C.J., and Brunner, Deters, Hawkins, and Shanahan, JJ., concur.

Fischer and DeWine, JJ., join paragraph 12 of the opinion and concur in the

judgment.