On November 1, 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court agreed to answer the following question of state law by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio: “Does § 2151.421 expressly impose civil liability on a school board, either for its own or its employee’s failure to report, triggering the § 2744.02(b)(5) exception […]
In the case of Nice v. Akron, 2023-Ohio-2230, an appellate court held that (1) the replacement police chief had absolute privilege against civil liability for statements made in the course of reporting criminal activity; (2) the public official had statutory immunity regarding comments made at a press conference; and (3) the public official was not […]
In the case of State ex rel. Kovoor v. Trumbull Cty. Bd. of Elections, 2023-Ohio-2256, an appellate court held that the board did not violate the Open Meetings Act when a majority of the board sought advice and an opinion from relevant legal counsel. In this case, the candidate argued that the board seeking legal […]
In the case of Dept. of Edn. v. Brown, 143 S.Ct. 2343, 216 L.Ed.2d 1116 (2023), the United States Supreme Court held that the loanees lacked standing to bring a suit against the Department of Education when the loanees failed to allege how the loanees were injured and, instead, only alleged how the loanees could […]
In the case of Ames v. Geauga Cty. Invest. Advisory Commt., 2023-Ohio-2252, an appellate court held that a committee comprised of two county commissioners and a county treasurer was a subordinate of the board of commissioners, so the board of commissioners was able to create a public meeting schedule for the committee, pursuant to R.C. […]
In the case of Biden v. Nebraska, 143 S.Ct. 2355, 216 L.Ed.2d 1063 (2023), the United States Supreme Court held that the Secretary of Education did not have the Congressional authority from the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act (“HEROES Act”) to broadly modify statutes to allow for the cancellation or reduction of student […]
In the case of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harv. Coll. (June 29, 2023), the United States Supreme Court held that public and private universities that receive federal funding may not consider race in their admissions process. In this case, the organization argued that the universities’ practice of considering race […]