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April 3, 2026

State v. Reed


State ex rel. Columbus City Schools, Columbus Bd. of Edn. v. Brookbank-Mizer


State ex rel. Sandy v. Spatny


In State v. Reed, the Court ruled it was appropriate for a trial court to conduct one trial for a man accused of committing sex crimes against four young girls over different periods of time.


April 2, 2026

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


Disciplinary Counsel v. Rudduck


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


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.


April 1, 2026

Doe v. Columbus


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


State ex rel. Cook v. Magee


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.


March 31, 2026

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


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.


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.


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.


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


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.


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


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.


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.


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.


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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