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If you’ve followed a case pending before the Supreme Court of Ohio, you may wonder what happens once arguments are reviewed by the justices. After considering both sides of the case, Supreme Court justices must reach a decision that is then released to the public. Opinions explain how the justices reach these decisions.

Judge Made No Error When Refusing to Disqualify Jury Pool Members From Lawsuit

A trial judge must consider all the answers given by a potential juror during jury selection when an attorney seeks to bar the person from jury service based on a claim that some of the answers the potential juror gave indicate the person will not follow the law, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

Trial Court Decides Which Firearm Specification to Impose at Sentencing

When an offender is convicted of two or more firearm specifications related to the same felony, the trial judge, not the prosecution, decides which specification to impose, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

Protection Order Challenge Could Not Be Reviewed Without First Filing Objections in Trial Court

A person subject to a civil stalking protection order must first file objections with the trial court before challenging alleged errors on appeal, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

Juvenile Court’s Disputes With Union Must Go to Arbitration

Disputes regarding the two collective bargaining agreements between the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court’s Juvenile Division and its union employees must go to arbitration, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

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Ohio Supreme Court keeps two dozen basketball players eligible with season openers looming: Spectrum News

The Ohio Supreme Court filed an order Thursday that will keep the two dozen players involved in an eligibility case in that state available to play for teams across the country.

She is not the victim: Prosecutors oppose convicted local woman's bid for early release: ▶️ WKRC

A Cheviot woman convicted of abusing her stepson is back in custody after her conviction was first overturned then affirmed by Ohio courts. Amy Rodriguez served about a year of her sentence when a court vacated her conviction. The Ohio Supreme Court reversed that decision and her conviction has since been affirmed.

Court won’t reconsider denial of $900M in Ohio pandemic benefits: ▶️ WFMJ

The Ohio Supreme Court announced that it will not reconsider its earlier ruling, effectively ending efforts to reinstate $900 million in additional federal unemployment payments offered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State supreme court awards record transportation grants to Ohio schools: The Logan Daily News

This school year, more students than ever can experience the Supreme Court of Ohio thanks to a record number of grants awarded to schools across the state.

How Shift In Ohio Foreclosure Appeals Alters Lenders' Risk: Law360

In the course of six weeks this past summer, the Ohio Supreme Court ended a practice Ohio lenders relied on for decades: letting the sheriff's sale defeat a borrower's appeal.