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Joe Deters appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has named Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters as his appointment to the Ohio Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left behind… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rules insurance doesn’t cover business COVID losses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a business’s insurance policy doesn’t cover the income it lost when the governor ordered a shutdown early in the… Read More
Mike DeWine plans to announce a new Ohio Supreme Court justice by the end of the year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine plans to fill the empty seat on the Ohio Supreme Court by announcing his appointment by the end of the year…. Read More
Court: Resentence mom who put newborn in trash at sorority
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman who was imprisoned without parole for killing her daughter by throwing the infant in the trash after giving birth at her college sorority house… Read More
The Ohio Supreme Court Ohio sides with NASCAR in a challenge to broadcast tax
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s attempt to tax NASCAR for broadcasting its races in Ohio was unlawful. At issue before the court… Read More
Court dismisses case over the early cut-off of COVID benefits
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Mike DeWine’s authority to end Ohio’s participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program. The court’s… Read More
How GOP state supreme court wins could change state policies and who runs Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In the next year, state courts around the country will weigh in on abortion rights, redistricting and voting access. Unlike U.S. Supreme Court justices, who are… Read More
Sharon Kennedy wins race for Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice, GOP justices win re-election bids
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Sharon Kennedy has won her bid to be the next chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court after defeating Democrat Jennifer Brunner in… Read More
The new role dark money is playing in campaigns for Ohio’s top court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This year will be the first general election when justices running for the Ohio Supreme Court will have their political party designation on the… Read More
Ohio Election 2022: Three Supreme Court races critical in upcoming abortion, redistricting cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly half the Ohio Supreme Court is on this fall’s statewide ballot – three of seven seats, all of which are currently occupied by… Read More
Court orders that Democratic challenger to Republican Jay Edwards be placed on the ballot
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In a last-minute decision, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered that Democratic candidate Tanya Conrath be added to the ballot as a challenger to Republican state Rep…. Read More
Thousands are still waiting for Ohio Supreme Court ruling on unemployment stimulus checks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been more than four months since the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments over whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the authority to cut off $300 weekly… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court restores election denier to November ballot in secretary of state race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a podcaster — who denies the results of the 2020 election — to be listed on the fall… Read More
Ohio’s chief justice says a new redistricting amendment is needed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The retiring chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court has called for a new constitutional amendment to address political gerrymandering. Republican Maureen O’Connor is leaving the… Read More
High-stakes races for the Ohio Supreme Court will determine the balance of the bench
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The races for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court this November are gaining national attention for the stakes involved with future decisions related… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rejects request to suspend state’s six-week abortion ban
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request to suspend the state’s new six-week abortion ban just two days after the group of abortion… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court deliberating over resubmitted, rejected maps
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court is deliberating over maps that have already been reviewed and rejected by justices two months ago. On Thursday, the Ohio… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court justices, chief justice races set for November election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The lineups are set for three races for the Ohio Supreme Court this fall. The six candidates for the three seats ran unopposed, but… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court bail ruling sparks debate over public safety and penalizing the poor
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Prosecutors routinely cite concerns about public safety when asking a judge to set a high bail for a criminal defendant. The Ohio Supreme Court said they… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rejects fourth set of state legislative district maps
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court is ordering the Ohio Redistricting Commission to meet and adopt a new set of state legislative district maps after ruling the… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rules the latest GOP-drawn state legislative district maps unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the latest four-year maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission do not comply with the state constitution’s… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court orders elected officials on redistricting commission to hearing on contempt
COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The five Republicans and two Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission have been ordered to appear before the Ohio Supreme Court for a hearing… Read More
Ohio Redistricting Commission members tell state Supreme Court why they shouldn’t be held in contempt
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court ordered the Commission to explain why they should not be held in contempt of court for not approving new House… Read More
The Ohio Supreme Court wants Redistricting Commission to explain why it shouldn’t be held in contempt
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has given the members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission till Wednesday at noon to show why they shouldn’t be held… Read More
Ohio officials disregarded a supreme court order. A former justice says it’s happened before
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former Ohio Supreme Court justice Paul Pfeifer said the court has the ability to hold the Ohio Redistricting Commission in contempt of court for… Read More