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Columbus City School Dist. v. State
| 25AP-603, 25AP-604, 25AP-605 | Judgment affirmed. The record establishes that EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion, as presently structured and funded, secures with taxpayer funds a competing system of uncommon schools that is not subject to the same obligations imposed on Ohio’s system of common schools (public schools). Participating non-public schools are subject to materially less state oversight, the admission “choice” is with the private schools not the parents, they cherry-pick students from public schools, they are geographically isolated in Ohio’s urban centers, and they receive taxpayer funding in a manner that operates at the expense and detriment of Ohio’s public schools, and, consequently, the children who depend on those public schools for instruction, support, and opportunities that shape their future. EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion are therefore declared unconstitutional, in violation of Ohio Const. art. VI, § 2. The laws are enjoined, but the injunction is stayed pending further anticipated appeal. | Leland | Franklin |
10/15/2026
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10/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-4047 |
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State v. Banks
| 25AP-983 | Judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas is affirmed. First assignment of error and sub-assignment of error are overruled. Appellant’s Alford plea was not made under duress or made not of sound mind or was an irrational decision but was knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently made. The Trial court also made the necessary findings before it imposed consecutive sentences. Finally, we decline to address Appellant’s second assignment of error for failure to comply with appellate rules. | Boggs | Franklin |
10/13/2026
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10/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-4027 |
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State v. Turner
| 24AP-364 & 24AP-365 | Judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas is affirmed. Trial court did not abuse its discretion, nor was there plain error, in joining indictments as the two incidents were similar in nature, occurred within a short period of time and evidence at trial indicated the same weapon was used in both incidents. Appellant’s conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence and that his conviction was supported by sufficient evidence. The trial court did not commit plain error or abused its discretion in admitting the photographs of the victim. Finally, appellant’s argument of ineffective assistance of counsel is overruled. | Boggs | Franklin |
10/13/2026
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10/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-4026 |
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Long St. Assocs., LLP v. Young Men's Christian Assn. of Cent. Ohio
| 26AP-57 | The trial court did not err by granting the YMCA’s motion for summary judgment. The YMCA demonstrated that there was no reasonable dispute of fact that the parties had reached Final Plans, and Long Street had provided the YMCA with a Construction Budget as contemplated under the lease agreement, which exceeded the agreed-upon Construction Budget Threshold. The submission of the Final Plans, followed by a Construction Budget that surpassed this threshold, effectively triggered the YMCA’s contractual right to terminate the lease. Judgment affirmed. | Mentel | Franklin |
10/6/2026
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10/6/2026
| 2026-Ohio-3942 |
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Davison v. Ohio State Univ. Wexner Med. Ctr.
| 25AP-150 | Because appellant did not make an affirmative showing the trial court considered the allegedly inadmissible testimony, the appellate court must presume the trial court did not err as alleged. The judgments in appellee’s favor on her claim for wrongful death was supported by the manifest weight of the evidence. | Mentel | Franklin |
10/1/2026
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10/1/2026
| 2026-Ohio-3883 |
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