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May 16, 2024
In State ex rel. Mitchell v. Fredrick, the Court affirmed the decision of the Third District Court of Appeals.
May 15, 2024
In Ayers v. Ayers, the Court ruled that a domestic relations court must expressly find that a parent is voluntarily unemployed before calculating a child support order based on estimated potential future income.
May 14, 2024
The Court dismissed State v. Wiley as having been improvidently accepted.
The Court accepted State v. T.W.C. for review.
May 13, 2024
In In re Resignation of Kalis and In re Resignation of Kohler, the Court accepted the resignations of Owen D. Kalis of Dublin and Anthony E. Kohler of Springfield with disciplinary action pending.
The Court declined to accept State v. Shepard for review.
The Court published official versions of 12 opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
May 10, 2024
In U.S. Acute Care Solutions, L.L.C. v. Doctors Co. Risk Retention Group Ins. Co., a request to stay the Fifth District Court of Appeals judgment in the case was granted, contingent on the posting of a $100,000 bond with the clerk of the Supreme Court by appellant Doctors Company Risk Retention Group Insurance Company.
May 9, 2024
In State v. Dunn, the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office designated the Ohio attorney general as the special prosecutor in this matter. The Court agreed to designate the attorney general’s amicus brief as the opening merit brief for the state.
State v. Taylor
State ex rel. Woods v. Jenkins
In State v. Taylor, the Court ruled that a juvenile suspected of being either the shooter or an accomplice in a 2016 murder may be tried in adult court for felony murder.
The Court declined to accept State v. Etherson-Tabb for review.
May 8, 2024
State ex rel. Salem v. Jones
State ex rel. Woods v. Heekin
The Court accepted Voss v. Quicken Loans, L.L.C. for review.
News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Akron man sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to 2021 murder of Lyft driver: WKYC
- Ohio man sentenced to life without parole for 31 years in fatal March 2021 shooting spree: Columbus Dispatch
- Man sentenced to 23 years to life in New York Avenue murder: The Vindicator
- Former daycare teacher accused of sexually assaulting 4-year-old girl sentenced to prison: WCMH
- Woman sentenced to two years in prison for incident involving a child: The Vindicator
- Man sentenced for role in fatal 2021 burglary: The Vindicator
- Drug-related charges net Scott Buckius Sr. a prison sentence of 12 to 14 years: The Daily Jeffersonian
- Franklin County jury finds woman acted in self-defense in shooting outside Franklinton home: Columbus Dispatch
- Court issues warning to mother of murdered Youngtown teen in lawsuit against city: WFMJ
- The Domestic Violence Shelter's Jill Donnenworth receives statewide award: Mansfield News Journal
- Man who attacked Asian American UC student sentenced to time served: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Former Hudson mayor fights judge's decision to seal records for student charged with rape: Akron Beacon Journal
- Franklin Municipal Court judge: Stats show busy court needs to go full-time: Dayton Daily News
- Bozian receives Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Presidential Award: Marietta Times
- Brandon Morrissette sentenced to 8-12 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges he brought gun to West Geauga High School: WKYC