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Category: Case Updates

Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.

School Officials Have the Right to Search Students

In the case of Stanford v. Northmont City School District, an appellate court held that when public school officials are searching students, the Fourth Amendment requires that (1) the officials have “reasonable grounds” to believe they will find evidence that the student violated school rules, and (2) the search is “reasonably related” to its objectives […]

Incorporated Exhibits Become a Part of a Public Record

In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3382, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the city’s failure to attach an exhibit that was incorporated into a public record by the language of the public record constituted a violation of R.C. 149.43(B)(2). In this case, the […]

Court of Common Pleas Can Hear Appeal from Police Officers

In the case of State ex rel. Bower v. Cincinnati, 2023-Ohio-3369, an appellate court held that the police officers’ challenge pursuant to the anonymity rule under Civil Service Rule 10, Section 6 entitled the officers to a quasi-judicial hearing, an appeal for which the court of common pleas could hear. In this case, the police […]