In the case of In re application for correction of birth record of Adelaide, 2nd Dist. Clark No. 2022-CA-1, an appellate court held that a probate court did not have authority under R.C. 3705.15(A) to change the sex marker on a birth certificate where an individual was identified as one sex at birth but later […]
In the case of State ex rel. Hemmons v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. Of Elections, 2023-Ohio-1148, an appellate court held that the county board cannot certify recall petitions when the city charter requires the clerk of council to certify the recall petitions. In this case, the requester argued that (1) the county board should process the […]
In the case of Barga v. St. Paris Village Council, 2023-Ohio-1067, an appellate court held that the public hearing where the village council decided to terminate the police chief was a quasi-judicial proceeding not bound by the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). In this case, the police chief argued that the village council violated R.C. 121.22(G) […]
In the case of State ex rel. Gold v. Washington Cty. Bd. of Elections, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1051, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the plain and unambiguous language of R.C. 3513.06 mandates that a mayoral candidate, who had a legal change of name within five years immediately preceding the filing of a declaration of […]
Effective April 3, 2023, H.B. 353 entitled, “The Testing Your Faith Act,” requires each state institution of higher education to adopt a policy that reasonably accommodates the sincerely held religious beliefs and practice of students regarding exams, other academic requirements, and absences for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system. To read H.B. […]
In the case of State ex rel. Pinkston v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1060, the Ohio Supreme Court held that (1) the doctrine of laches did not apply when the citizen waited fourteen days to file suit to compel the board of elections to put the rezoning referendum on the ballot, […]