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Daily Case Announcements
& Opinions
July 2, 2024
The Court referred State ex rel. Mohican Young Star Academy v. Cornyn to mediation.
July 1, 2024
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Staggs, the Court indefinitely suspended Xavier W. Staggs of Proctorville, Ohio, based on an order of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Staggs will not be reinstated to the practice of law in Ohio until he is reinstated to the practice of law in West Virginia.
June 28, 2024
In State ex rel. Shubert v. Breaux, the Court granted a writ of prohibition barring a judge from enforcing sealing orders, and a writ of mandamus ordering a judge to vacate sealing orders and to conduct a proper review of the documents sought to be restricted.
State ex rel. Shubert v. Breaux
June 27, 2024
The Court dismissed State ex rel. Tjaden v. Geauga Cty. Bd. of Elections.
In State v. Cockroft, the Court found the appellant’s memorandum in support of jurisdiction did not comply with the Court’s page limit and struck pages 16 through 22 of the memorandum.
June 26, 2024
At the request of relator Nathanial Blacker, the Court dismissed State ex rel. Blacker v. Brown.
June 25, 2024
The Court accepted State v. Crawl for review.
In State v. Fitzpatrick, the Court vacated Stanley Fitzpatrick’s April 16, 2026, execution date.
June 24, 2024
The Court published official versions of multiple opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Homeowner Seeks Compensation After Road Collapse Leads to Property Flooding
- Fifth District: Defendants Must Prove Exception to Avoid Texting-While-Driving Conviction
- New Judge Appointed to Columbiana County Municipal Court
- Scioto County Attorney and Magistrate Appointed as New Judge
- New Practice and Procedure Rules Effective July 1
- Victims of Attorney Theft Awarded more than $161,470 by Lawyers' Fund
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Appeals Court upholds 4-year hit-skip sentence: Tribune Chronicle
- Ross County Courts Receive New Fingerprint Scanners in Statewide Push for Information: Scioto Post
- Hit-skip driver sentenced to jail during emotional court hearing in Medina: WEWS
- Wrongful death suits filed in fiery crash that killed 6, including Tusky Valley students: Columbus Dispatch
- Canfield woman sues over sinkhole injuries: The Vindicator
- Akron man punched by police officers during traffic stop sues after acquittal: Cleveland.com
- Panel rejects new trial for killer: The Vindicator
- Ohio judge overturns jury verdict in 'exceptional' murder case: Columbus Dispatch
- Kelly Linger appointed as interim judge in Columbiana County Municipal Court: WFMJ
- Should Sydney Powell get a new murder trial? Attorneys debate this issue in her appeal: Akron Beacon Journal
- Zarlingo avoids death sentence: Tribune Chronicle
- Dayton man gets more than 30 years for murder plot involving Kettering woman in Xenia Twp.: Dayton Daily News
- Newton Township man gets 3 years on felony charges: Tribune Chronicle
- Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial: Associated Press
- The Supreme Court keeps on hold efforts in Texas and Florida to regulate social media platforms: Associated Press