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April 23, 2025
In State ex rel. Anthony v. Crawford Cty. Mun. Court, the Court denied relator Scott Anthony’s motion for emergency relief.
April 21, 2025
In State v. Reichelderfer, the Court ordered the appellee Holmes County Prosecutor’s Office to file a response, if it chooses, by 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, to appellant Amanda Reichelderfer’s request for a stay of sentence pending her appeal.
In Havel v. Kent Bd. of Zoning Appeals, the Court found amicus curiae Pacific Legal Foundation's jurisdictional memorandum exceeded the 15- page limit and struck pages 16-24 of the memorandum.
April 17, 2025
In State ex rel. Mack v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol Cent. Records, the Court denied a request for a writ of mandamus.
State ex rel. Mack v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol Cent. Records
Hayes v. Baldwin
April 16, 2025
Crozier v. Pipe Creek Conservancy, L.L.C.
State ex rel. Tentman v. Sundermann
The Court dismissed Crozier v. Pipe Creek Conservancy as having been improvidently accepted and let a lower court ruling stand.
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Dusing, the Court suspended Benjamin Dusing of Fort Wright, Kentucky, from the practice of law in Ohio for three years. He will not be reinstated in Ohio until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Kentucky.
April 15, 2025
The Court accepted Hipshire v. Oakwood Village for review.
The Court dismissed Wildcat Drilling, L.L.C. v. Discovery Oil & Gas, L.L.C.
State ex rel. Schwarzmer v. Mazzone
April 14, 2025
In State ex rel. Anthony v. Crawford Cty. Mun. Court, the Court ordered the respondents to file a response, if they choose to, by Thursday, April 17 at 5 p.m. to relator Scott Anthony’s motion for emergency relief.
The Court published official versions of nine opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
The Court declined to review State v. Bissell.
April 11, 2025
In State v. Knight, the Court ordered the clerk of the Court of Appeals for Mahoning County to transmit the case record within 10 days or demonstrate why he should not be held in contempt of court.
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- Ohio Supreme Court to decide if same-sex partners have parental rights before 2015 Obergefell case: Ohio Statehouse News Bureau
- US Supreme Court declines Ohio AG Yost's request to take up qualified immunity amendment case: Columbus Dispatch
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- Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments over Lorain man's conviction in DUI crash that ended trooper's career (UPDATED): Lorain Chronicle Telegram
- Federal judge orders TRO against Trump administration in Ohio State student's visa case: Columbus Dispatch
- Ohio Supreme court set to hear arguments over LGBTQ parental rights: WTVG
- 'We're dealing with people's lives' | Hamilton County drug court uses accountability, care to help defendants: WCPO
- Berea Municipal Court works through financial challenges: Cleveland.com
- Cuyahoga prosecutors fight ruling that lets those accused of violent crimes keep guns: Cleveland.com
- Man sentenced in Weathersfield public indecency case: WKBN
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- Ohio man accused in fatal stabbing found incompetent to stand trial - for now: Columbus Dispatch
- OhioHealth introduces new camera technology to support survivors of sexual violence: WBNS
- Mother sues private Northeast Ohio prison over son's fentanyl overdose death: Cleveland.com