The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System

April 2, 2026

Faith Ranch & Farms Fund, Inc. v. PNC Bank, Natl. Assn.

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Disciplinary Counsel v. Rudduck

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State ex rel. Rosnick v. Geauga Cty. Sheriff's Office

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In Faith Ranch & Farms Fund, Inc. v. PNC Bank, Natl. Assn., the Court found a 1953 deed transferring land in Harrison County did not retain the rights to drill for oil and gas.

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April 1, 2026

Doe v. Columbus

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State ex rel. Kent Elastomer Prods., Inc. v. McCloud

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State ex rel. Cook v. Magee

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In Doe v. Columbus, the Court ruled that Columbus can appeal a trial court’s 2023 order temporarily blocking two gun-related local laws from taking effect.

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March 31, 2026

The Court accepted Grange Indemn. Ins. Co. v. Harden for review.

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In In re Resignation of Piergies, the Court accepted the resignation of James Piergies of Brookville from the practice of law with disciplinary action pending.

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March 30, 2026

The Court published official versions of 13 opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.The Court published official versions of 13 opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.

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March 27, 2026

In Hershey v. Dailey, the Court ordered appellee Raymond Hershey to file a response, if any, by noon, Monday, March 30 to the emergency motion for a stay from appellants Veronica and Scott Dailey.

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State ex rel. Dunn v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections

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In State ex rel. Dunn v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections, the Court granted a writ of mandamus to compel the Delaware County Board of Elections to hold a hearing on an elector’s protest and challenge.

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In State ex rel. Utz v. Parikh, the Court granted the respondents request to conduct oral argument.

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In In re Graham, the Court suspended Nicholas Graham of Poland, Ohio, from the practice of law for an interim period based on a felony conviction.

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March 26, 2026

In State v. McFarland, the Court ordered appellee/cross-appellee A.B. to file a memorandum in response by Tuesday, March 31, to both appellant/cross-appellee State of Ohio’s memorandum in support of jurisdiction and appellee/cross-appellant Christopher McFarland’s memorandum in support of cross-appeal.

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In State ex rel. Williams v. Lorain Cty. Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Div., the Court ordered the respondents to file a response by Monday, April 13, to the relator’s “emergency notice of continued obstruction and denial of access to courts” and relator’s amended complaint.

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In State ex rel. Durst v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., the Court denied the relator’s request for issuance of an additional summons.

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March 25, 2026

In State v. Cowan, the Court vacated its Nov. 20, 2024, entry to dismiss the case and returned the matter to the regular docket. The Court gave the State of Ohio 30 days to file a memorandum in response to appellant David Cowan III’s memorandum in support of jurisdiction.

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In Colt’s Neck Homeowners Assn. v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Commrs. (2025-0693 and 2025-0980), the Court ordered the parties to file simultaneous, supplemental briefs that address whether the Tenth District Court of Appeals had jurisdiction to hear the appeal under the jurisdictional-priority rule.

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In State ex rel. McCormack v. Ashtabula Cty. Med. Ctr., the Court granted a request to stay the briefing scheduled in the case while the parties finalize a settlement.

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