March 2021

Update: On September 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On March 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Mark Johnson, Individually and as Guardian of David Johnson,  an incompetent,

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On March 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Khairi Bond, 2020-0415. At issue in this case is whether closing a trial to the general public is plain or structural error if the defendant fails to object.

Case Background

Update: On June 24, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On March 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Sherry Tidwell, 2020-0290. At issue in this

Update: On November 18, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here

“You are saying a third party can’t just hand the government its own property?”

Justice Fischer to counsel for LaRosa

“Why wasn’t it reasonable to secure a warrant for the seizure of the

Further update: after the case was reversed and remanded, the trial court again granted summary judgment to WBNS on the Andersons’ defamation claim, and on March 29, 2021, the Tenth District Court of Appeals again reversed, finding an issue of fact as to whether WBNS acted negligently in ascertaining the defamatory potential of its