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Daily Case Announcements
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February 4, 2026
In In re Six, the Court found Christopher Six of Dayton in contempt for failure to file an affidavit of compliance.
February 3, 2026
The Court referred State ex rel. Back v. State Teachers Retirement Sys. to mediation.
February 2, 2026
The Court published official versions of eight opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
In State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross, the Court ordered respondent Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Baker Ross to file a response to the amended complaint by Tuesday, Feb. 3.
January 29, 2026
In State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross, the Court ordered respondent Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Baker Ross to file a response to the complaint by Monday, Feb. 2.
The parties in The Pointe at Polaris Phase I, L.L.C. v. Harris notified the Court that they had reached a settlement.
January 23, 2026
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Perrico, the Court reinstated Daniel Perrico of Westlake to the practice of law.
January 22, 2026
In
State ex rel. Boddy v. Xenia Community City School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Eppley
State ex rel. Martre v. N. Cent. Corr. Complex
Disciplinary Counsel v. Wilson
In State ex rel. Boddy v. Xenia Community City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., the Court ruled that Xenia Community City School District must provide the email distribution list used to send the superintendent’s newsletter to a woman who requested it.
January 21, 2026
State v. McAlpin
State ex rel. Prows v. Ohio Legislative Serv. Comm.
In re McDonald v. Stuff
In State v. McAlpin, the Court affirmed a trial court’s rejection of a new trial request submitted in 2019 by a man sentenced to death for two murders.
The Court referred State ex rel. Potelicki v. Zoar to mediation.
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Supreme Court of Ohio News
- Supreme Court Takes Up Prison Term for Crash Killing Firefighter, Property Restrictions
- Making the Case: Justices Consider Medical Malpractice Trial and Right to Carry Firearm
- School District Must Release Newsletter Email Distribution List
- New Judges Receive Training and Tools Needed to Take the Bench
- For First Time in Decades, New Judge Takes Over Fulton County Bench
- Ninth District Judge Honored to Return to Supreme Court
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Ohio high court to weigh murder sentence for driver who struck firefighter: WFMJ
- Supreme Court of Ohio Releases National Stalking Awareness Month Resources: Circleville Herald
- Gov. DeWine appoints new judge to the Eighth District Court of Appeals: Spectrum News
- Celebrating America's 250th anniversary: NCSC
- Ohio newspapers sue judge overseeing FirstEnergy trial. Here's why: Cleveland.com
- Ohio Department of Medicaid has yet to pay nursing homes up to $1 billion after court ruling: WBNS 10TV
- Van Wert prosecutor appointed to become judge: Lima Ohio
- Landmark Ohio Case Sets Precedent for Consumer Protection: Supreme Court Finds Toni Home Permanent Liable for Damages: Hoodline Columbus
- Probation can prevent future juvenile crime, officers say — if they have time to do the job: Cleveland.com
- Ohio Supreme Court publishes recommendations to reduce judicial backlogs, case delays: The Columbus Dispatch
- Split Ohio High Court Won't Intervene in Uber, Lyft Lawsuit: Bloomberg Law