The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System
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Daily Case Announcements
& Opinions
August 30, 2024
At the request of relator American Oversight, the Court dismissed State ex rel. Am. Oversight v. LaRose.
August 29, 2024
Cotten v. Frederick
In Cotten v. Frederick, the Court upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of killing a police officer.
August 28, 2024
State ex rel. Goldschmidt v. Triggs
The Court accepted 34 cases for review and held the cases for the decision in Olentangy Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision (2024-0814 and 2024-0815).
The Court declined to accept State v. Clark for review.
After referring State ex rel. Fusco v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs. to mediation, the Court returned the case to its regular docket.
In State ex rel. Goldschmidt v. Triggs, the Court rejected a real estate developer’s request to block a magistrate's order aimed at collecting a $1.5 million judgment.
August 27, 2024
In re Application of Moraine Wind, L.L.C.
In In re Application of Moraine Wind, L.L.C., the Court ruled that public utility regulators cannot issue orders that grant the regulators an extension of time to decide applications for rehearing.
August 23, 2024
Disciplinary Counsel v. Tregre
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Tregre, the Court issued a two-year suspension to a Cincinnati attorney who neglected five client matters and pocketed $4,750 in fees from clients for work he did not complete.
August 22, 2024
Ackman v. Mercy Health W. Hosp., L.L.C.
Mahoning Cty. Bar Assn. v. Macala
In Mahoning Cty. Bar Assn. v. Macala, the Court issued a fully stayed six-month suspension to the former city of Campbell law director for professional misconduct related to his private practice.
August 21, 2024
Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Winkler
In Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Winkler, the Court publicly reprimanded a Hamilton County Probate Court judge for making inaccurate, demeaning statements in a Facebook spat with a participant in a court case.
News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Life Sentence Upheld for Man Convicted of Aggravated Murder
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- My Summer of Learning at the Supreme Court
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Ohio Supreme Court shoots down PUCO's delay tactic that's cost utility customers hundreds of millions: Cleveland.com
- Death row inmate is not competent for execution: Tribune Chronicle
- Former Gahanna Lincoln football player found not guilty by jury in triple-fatal crash: Columbus Dispatch
- Franklin County judge grants city request to suppress cyber expert's efforts to warn public: Columbus Dispatch
- Former Canton City Schools custodian pleads guilty to stealing $22,240 from his union: Canton Repository
- Dayton man pleads guilty to murder for 2-month-old son's death in 2022: Dayton Daily News
- The ‘Toilet Seat Murder': Divided high court rejects Cleveland man's attempt to withdraw plea: Cleveland.com
- With new judge on the case, man withdraws guilty plea in crash that killed 3 people: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Partnership between juvenile justice center, Toledo Symphony provides musical education to local youth: WTOL
- 'Serial killer' or 'scapegoat'? Murder convictions challenged years after trial: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Man sentenced in robbery spree that ended in fatal shooting at Polaris area AutoZone: Columbus Dispatch
- Last of 3 fatal fire defendants sentenced: Tribune Chronicle
- Teen gets 20 years after plea bargain for young brothers' shootings: Toledo Blade
- Jason Meade murder trial likely to be postponed as Adam Coy trial set to go forward: Columbus Dispatch
- Testimony begins in College Hill condo lawsuit; owners say condo board can't force them out: WCPO