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About 40 new magistrates from courts throughout Ohio gathered at the Supreme Court for orientation.
Daily Case Announcements
& Opinions
September 29, 2025
The Court published official versions of seven opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
September 25, 2025
State ex rel. Springfield City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Hamilton
Krouskoupf v. Anderson
In State ex rel. Springfield City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Hamilton, the Court ruled that the county auditor must continue to assess taxes resulting from a bond levy approved in 2013 to upgrade Springfield City Schools.
September 24, 2025
The Court denied motions to reconsider State ex rel. Nelsonville v. Athens Cty. Bd. of Elections and State ex rel. Vermilion Campaign Commt. for Jean A. Anderson v. Lorain Cty. Bd. of Elections.
State v. Clark
State ex rel. Conomy v. Fuller
In State v. Clark (2024-0401 and 2024-0539), the Court rejected a man’s claim that the attorney handling the appeal of his convictions was ineffective because the man failed to specify how his attorney was ineffective.
September 23, 2025
In State ex rel. Prime Roof Solutions, Inc. v. Indus. Comm., the Court affirmed the decision of the Tenth District Court of Appeals.
State ex rel. Prime Roof Solutions, Inc. v. Indus. Comm.
State ex rel. Martin v. McCormick
September 22, 2025
In Havel v. Kent Bd. of Zoning Appeals, the Court permitted out-of-state attorneys Ari Bargil, Robert Belden, and Ngoc-An Altik to participate in the case.
In Columbus Bar Assn. v. Armengau, the Court denied respondent Javier Armengau’s request for conditional representation.
September 19, 2025
In In re Chinn, the Court found Stephen Chinn of Columbus in contempt for failure to file an affidavit of compliance.
September 18, 2025
In Scott v. Green, the Court denied appellant Joyce Scott’s request to stay the execution of the judgment of the trial court.
In Bethel Oil & Gas, L.L.C. v. Redbird Dev., L.L.C., the Court permitted the Ohio attorney general to participate in oral arguments and share time allotted to the appellants.
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- County Auditor Must Continue Assessing Property Taxes To Pay off 2013 Springfield School Levy
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Battle over utility charges headed for the Ohio Supreme Court: Ohio Capital Journal
- Officials to study mental health care at county jail: Youngstown Vindicator
- Geauga County fights embattled judge's lawsuit seeking $300K in taxpayer funded legal fees: Cleveland.com
- Legal fight continues over fate of former Elyria Days Inn: Elyria Chronicle
- Ohio Northern subject of civil rights complaint: Lima News
- City to host Breaking the Cycle of Violence summit: Toledo Blade
- Ohio State Marion's next Buckeye Talk dives into 1839 court case: Marion Star
- Ohio Bar honors Judge Howard Harcha III and 'Operation: Better Together' program: Portsmouth Daily Times
- Northeast Ohio communities receive $1.2M in state funds for three projects: Willoughby News-Herald
- Greene County Women's Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees: Fairborn Daily Herald
- Ohio court rules in favor of Springfield school district for county auditor to continue 2013 bond levy collection: Springfield News-Sun
- Ohio Supreme Court won't reconsider decision on Vermilion mayoral race: Elyria Chronicle
- The Rise of Data Centers and Electricity Demands on Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina (Notes Appeal to Supreme Court of Ohio: JD Supra
- Ohio AG files court complaint to remove Miami Twp fiscal officer in gold coin scandal: Dayton Daily News
- City council passes motions aimed at improving Cincinnati Fire Department pay, job benefits: WCPO