Ohio Supreme Court posts a short look back at some of the important cases heard recently in which a ruling is still pending. This includes a challenge to the constitutionality of a law preventing having a gun in a bar while drinking. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/M...
The Ohio Supreme Court is housed in the renovated 1933 Ohio Departments Building, and is full of historical art spotlighting all aspects of Ohio's culture. The Court is adding a bit more legal history to the hallways for America 250 - Stop by and check it out. www.courtnewsohio.gov/happening/20...
The company that did business as Green Choice Energy left Ohio voluntarily following numerous complaints about its sales tactics. But the Ohio Supreme Court says PUCO needs to provide a better explanation for seeking to fine the company $1.44 million. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
A city law director was under a stayed suspension, which allowed him to stay in office, for 2 DUIs. Then he flipped his car in a ditch; tested 4 times over the limit. The Ohio Supreme Court has now suspended him from practicing law so he can focus on sobriety. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
Ohio Supreme Court approved judge's ban on bars probation condition for a woman convicted of theft, but who had a fairly recent DUI. However, Court still retains test to check judges who place unusual conditions on those serving probation. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
The threat of jail time has not deterred a disbarred Cleveland attorney from continuing to practice law. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
Since 2003 Ohio has capped damages at $500K for pain and suffering for catastrophic injuries caused by medical malpractice. Ohio Supreme Court will hear a claim that the caps are unconstitutional when applied to a 92-year-old who lost an eye after surgery. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/previe...
Kent, home to Kent State U., bans more than two unrelated people from living in a single-family home. Is it a means to limit off-campus housing, group homes, or an unconstitutional restriction on landlords? Ohio Supreme Court will consider it next week. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/previe...
A driver swerved through an accident scene and struck and killed a firefighter responding to the crash. The driver got a 16-year-to-life sentence. But there's more to the story. Ohio Supreme Court will take up Leander Bissell's sentence when it meets next week. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
A month after a Cincy law firm won the right to a township email distribution list in 2024, it helped a controversial former school board member win access to Xenia's school superintendent's email newsletter list. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
A Cleveland death row inmate who represented himself at trial also filed his own appeals. The Supreme Court affirmed a trial judge's rejections on the first appeal attempt, but sent the matter back to the trial court to address a do-over attempt. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended a Brown County attorney caught on tape pressuring a new client for sex. He denied it until he heard the tape. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
Does the one year to refile a lawsuit start on the day it was dismissed or the day after? The Ohio Supreme Court answers that question today. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
The owner's of Nine West shoes just lost a long-running dispute with Ohio's tax department over taxes paid to ship shoes to Columbus-based DSW then to on to store across the nation. Ohio Supreme Court rejects refund request. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
The Ohio Supreme Court was poised to remove Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Celebrezze from the bench, but she resigned a month ago as she faces criminal charges. The Court suspended her law license for two years,with one year stayed. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
Court TV and others closely covered the trial of Sydney Powell, an Akron area teen who killed her mother and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. A challenge to her conviction has reached the Ohio Supreme Court, which will hear her appeal next week. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/previe...
The high-profile prosecution of Amy Rodriguez in Hamilton County for abusing her stepson has reached the Ohio Supreme Court. One of 12 cases heard in early January: Did Jury Have Enough Information to Distinguish Among 11 Counts of Child Endangering? www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/previe...
Ohio Supreme Court will kick off 2026 with 3 days of oral arguments, including a challenge to a city's right to get a warrant to inspect rental properties. The idea of the city coming into a home without a known issue troubles some. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2026/S...
Today's Ohio Supreme Court comes with a colorful explanation of the conflict and a heavy dose of grammar lessons. "Once linked by familial bonds, the parties here are now separated by
resentment, animosity, and legal processes." www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Follow up on odd case the Ohio Supreme Court considered. Court orders more records released to the mother trying to find out how, after a car crash, a deputy gave her son's wallet with $1,500 to a man at the hospital who claimed to be the victim's father. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court affirms conviction and 2 year prison term for man using hemp products for medical conditions and hit and injured a state trooper directing traffic. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court upholds a guilty plea man entered after arguing with the judge about whether he would instruct the jury on self-defense. At one point defendant tells the judge, "I'm exhausted, bruh. Like I'm just physically and mentally exhausted." www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court clarifies a "hearing" doesn't always mean you will get to appear in court. In some cases, the hearing will only be a judge's review of written presentations and evidence. Court upholds denial of new trial. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Columbus Dispatch examines the upcoming Ohio Supreme Court case on whether a housing complex landlord can be responsible for a tenant's cocker spaniel biting a boy on the playground. www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...
Youngstown attorney who inflated medical bills to beef up settlements indefinitely suspended by Ohio Supreme Court. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court suspends Youngstown attorney. Makes clear a nondisclosure agreement cannot be crafted to thwart a criminal prosecution. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court suspends a Columbus for the fourth time. First one was 37 years ago. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
A new trial for Elwood Jones, whose conviction is chronicled in the Cincinnati Enquirer's Accused podcast - accusedpodcast.com/season-4/ , delayed by Ohio Supreme Court ruling. Appeals court must reconsider prosecutor's objection to a new trial for Jones. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Among the cases the Ohio Supreme Court will hear next week is whether a landlord can be held financially responsible for a dog bite injury from a cocker spaniel that bit a kid on a housing complex playground. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Attorneys for Christian Wood, an L.A. Laker last year, missed the deadline to respond to a higher child support order by 1 day. Ohio Supreme Court ruled there's no extra three days to respond to magistrate decision to up the support from $5K to $25K a month. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
