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04/03/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
4/3/2026
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4/3/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1206 |
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State v. Reed
| 2024-0522 | Criminal law—Crim. R. 8(A) and 14—Crim.R. 8(A) permits offenses of same or similar character to be joined in a single indictment—Crim.R. 14 requires severance if a defendant is prejudiced by joinder—Severance is not required if evidence is simple and direct—In applying simple-and-direct test, the inquiry is on whether the evidence of each offense is separate and direct, whether the evidence is uncomplicated, and whether jury is likely to be confused—Trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that joinder was not prejudicial, because the evidence was simple and direct—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and trial court’s judgment and sentence reinstated. | DeWine, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1174 |
4/3/2026
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4/3/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1174 |
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State ex rel. Columbus City Schools, Columbus Bd. of Edn.
| 2025-0922 | Workers’ compensation—Mandamus—Temporary-total-disability (“TTD”) compensation—R.C. 4123.56(F)—Industrial Commission failed to fully consider and apply R.C. 4123.56(F) in awarding TTD compensation during summer recess to nine-month school-district employee who had elected to receive her salary prorated over 12 months—State ex rel. Crim v. Bur. of Workers’ Comp. distinguished—Court of appeals’ denial of writ reversed and limited writ issued directing Industrial Commission to vacate its order and to determine employee’s eligibility for TTD compensation during summer recess under R.C. 4123.56(F). | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1175 |
4/3/2026
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4/3/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1175 |
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State ex rel. Sandy v. Spatny
| 2025-0960 | Mandamus—Inmate failed to present clear and convincing evidence demonstrating that he has a clear legal right to receive drug-addiction treatment of his choice or that warden has a clear legal duty to make it available to him—Writ denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1176 |
4/3/2026
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4/3/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1176 |
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04/02/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
4/2/2026
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4/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1184 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Rudduck
| 2025-0203 | Judges—Alleged misconduct—Alleged violations of Code of Judicial Conduct based on judge’s personal Facebook activity—Jud.Cond.R. 4.1(A)(3) violates First Amendment to United States Constitution because it is a content-based restriction on political speech and does not satisfy strict scrutiny—Complaint dismissed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1126 |
4/2/2026
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4/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1126 |
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State ex rel. Rosnick v. Geauga Cty. Sheriff's Office
| 2025-0683 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—Relator failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that county sheriff’s office possesses records responsive to her public-records request that it has failed to produce—R.C. 149.43 does not prohibit a public office from asserting for the first time in litigation that it does not possess records responsive to a public-records request—Writ and relator’s requests for statutory damages, attorney fees, and court costs denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1127 |
4/2/2026
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4/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1127 |
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Faith Ranch & Farms Fund, Inc. v. PNC Bank, Natl. Assn.
| 2023-1475 | Contracts—Mineral rights—Oil and gas—Unambiguous reservation clause, taken as a whole, makes clear that grantor did not intend reservation to include oil and gas—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. | Shanahan, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1145 |
4/2/2026
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4/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1145 |
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Doe v. Columbus
| 2024-0056 | Appellate jurisdiction—R.C. 2505.02(B)(4)—Under R.C. 2505.02(B)(4), the State of Ohio and its municipalities may immediately appeal orders preliminarily enjoining the enforcement of their duly enacted laws—The State and its municipalities have a sovereign interest in passing and enforcing their duly enacted laws, and a court’s order enjoining operation of such laws causes irreparable injury to that sovereign interest—Court of appeals’ judgment dismissing municipality’s appeal on grounds that trial court’s preliminary-injunction order was not a final order that could be immediately appealed reversed. | Hawkins, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1095 |
4/1/2026
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4/1/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1095 |
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State ex rel. Kent Elastomer Prods., Inc. v. McCloud
| 2024-1789 | Workers’ compensation—Insurance premiums—Adm.Code 4123-17-73—Group-retrospective-rating program—Employer had clear legal right to have Bureau of Workers’ Compensation administer group-retro program under Adm.Code 4123-17-73, and bureau had clear legal duty to do so—Bureau’s authority to return excess surplus under R.C. 4123.321 and Adm.Code 4123-17-10 in form of COVID-19 dividend did not allow it to suspend administering group-retro program under Adm.Code 4123-17-73 for 2018 policy year—Bureau waived its right to assert accord and satisfaction by failing to raise it as an affirmative defense in its answer to employer’s complaint—Court of appeals’ judgment issuing limited writ affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1105 |
4/1/2026
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4/1/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1105 |
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State ex rel. Cook v. Magee
| 2025-0007 | Mandamus—Public records—R.C. 149.43—Relator seeks a writ of mandamus to order production of a record he has been provided access to, so writ would be redundant—Statutory damages denied because record was made available to relator on day he filed his complaint—Writ denied as moot. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1106 |
4/1/2026
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4/1/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1106 |
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04/01/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
4/1/2026
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4/1/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1157 |
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04/01/2026 Administrative Actions
| | Administrative actions. | | |
4/1/2026
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4/1/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1162 |
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03/31/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions—Disciplinary cases. | | |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1092 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Romer
| 2023-0469 | On petition for reinstatement. | | |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1117 |
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In re Resignation of Piergies
| 2026-0147 | Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C). | | |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1118 |
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03/31/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1123 |
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03/31/2026 Administrative Actions
| | Administrative actions. | | |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1125 |
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State ex rel. Harris v. Starcher
| 2024-1428 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—Relator is not entitled to writ for public records that he has already been provided or that no longer exist—Relator is entitled to statutory damages because respondents failed to produce requested records within reasonable time—Writ denied, relator awarded $2,000 in statutory damages, and relator’s request for costs denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1089 |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1089 |
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State ex rel. Zimmerman v. Avon Lake
| 2024-1711 | Mandamus—Open meetings—R.C. 121.22(C)—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Writ sought to order preparation of minutes for previously held meetings of a committee of a community-improvement corporation and production of those minutes in response to a public-records request—Writ granted ordering preparation and production of the requested minutes for previously held committee meetings at which a majority of its members discussed public business—Relator awarded court costs, and relator’s requests for attorney fees and statutory damages denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1090 |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1090 |
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State ex rel. Whirlpool Corp. v. Rice
| 2024-1429 | Workers’ compensation—Violation of specific safety requirements—Former Adm.Code 4123:1-5-05(C)(3)—Industrial Commission’s factual findings were based on some evidence—Appellant failed to prove that former Adm.Code 4123:1-5-05(C)(3) was misinterpreted or misapplied—Compliance with specific safety requirement was not impossible—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1094 |
3/31/2026
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3/31/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1094 |
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03/30/2026 Case Announcements
| | Official versions released. | | |
3/30/2026
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3/30/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1091 |
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State ex rel. Dunn v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections
| 2026-0270 | Elections—Mandamus—Writ sought to compel board of elections to hold hearing in accordance with R.C. 3501.39 and 3503.24—Rule of necessity requires board members to hear elector’s protest and challenge against candidate despite board members’ concerns that their participation in matter could convey a perception of bias—Writ granted. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1084 |
3/27/2026
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3/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1084 |
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In re Graham
| 2026-0356 | On certified entry of felony conviction. | | |
3/27/2026
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3/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1065 |
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03/27/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
3/27/2026
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3/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1068 |
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03/27/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/27/2026
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3/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1069 |
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03/27/2026 Case Announcements #3
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
3/27/2026
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3/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1086 |
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03/27/2026 Case Announcements #4
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/27/2026
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3/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1093 |
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03/26/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/26/2026
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3/26/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1028 |
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03/26/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/26/2026
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3/26/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1029 |
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03/26/2026 Case Announcements #3
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/26/2026
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3/26/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1067 |
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03/25/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
3/25/2026
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3/25/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1006 |
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03/25/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/25/2026
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3/25/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1023 |
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03/25/2026 Case Announcements #3
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/25/2026
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3/25/2026
| 2026-Ohio-1026 |
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03/24/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Mediation matters. | | |
3/24/2026
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3/24/2026
| 2026-Ohio-992 |
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03/24/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
3/24/2026
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3/24/2026
| 2026-Ohio-994 |
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State ex rel. Hicks v. Clermont Cty. Bd. of Elections
| 2026-0231 | Elections—Mandamus—Writ sought to compel board of elections to hold hearing under R.C. 3513.05—Relator failed to establish a clear legal right to a mandatory hearing or board’s corresponding clear legal duty to hold such a hearing because his request did not constitute a valid protest under R.C. 3513.05—A hearing on relator’s request would be in vain as it would not result in candidate’s removal from primary-election ballot—Writ denied. | Hawkins, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-993 |
3/24/2026
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3/24/2026
| 2026-Ohio-993 |
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03/23/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/23/2026
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3/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-970 |
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03/23/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Appeals not accepted for review. | | |
3/23/2026
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3/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-971 |
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Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Hummel
| 2026-0216 | On certification of default. | | |
3/20/2026
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3/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-944 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. McNamara
| 2026-0217 | On certification of default. | | |
3/20/2026
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3/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-945 |
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03/20/2026 Case Announcements
| | Disciplinary cases. | | |
3/20/2026
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3/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-946 |
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03/20/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
3/20/2026
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3/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-969 |
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03/20/2026 Case Announcements #3
| | Merit decisions without opinions. | | |
3/20/2026
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3/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-972 |
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State ex rel. Spencer v. Stark Cty. Bd. of Elections
| 2026-0257 | Elections—Prohibition—R.C. 3513.05—Writ sought to prevent board of elections from placing candidate on May 2026 primary-election ballot for Republican Party nomination for office of U.S. Representative for Sixth Ohio Congressional District—R.C. 3513.05 conveys that board of elections with whom a protest against candidacy is filed may consider whether candidate “has not fully complied with” R.C. Ch. 3513—Board of elections did not abuse its discretion or clearly disregard applicable law in denying protest against candidacy, because board correctly determined signature-validity issues involving candidate’s petition at protest hearing—Writ denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-966 |
3/20/2026
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3/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-966 |
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03/19/2026 Case Announcements
| | Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
3/19/2026
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3/19/2026
| 2026-Ohio-907 |
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03/18/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/18/2026
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3/18/2026
| 2026-Ohio-896 |
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03/17/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions. | | |
3/17/2026
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3/17/2026
| 2026-Ohio-846 |
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03/17/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
3/17/2026
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3/17/2026
| 2026-Ohio-885 |
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03/17/2026 Case Announcements #3
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/17/2026
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3/17/2026
| 2026-Ohio-889 |
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