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In the case of Ogletree v. Cleveland State Univ., N.D.Ohio No. 1:21-cv-00500 (Aug. 22, 2022), a federal district court held that mandatory room scans of student homes during online testing constitute unreasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In this case, the student argued that students have a reasonable expectation of privacy […]

In the case of State ex rel. Thelen v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 2022-Ohio-2883, the Appellate Court granted a teacher’s writ of mandamus to compel the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”) to investigate claims against the school district for retaliation. The Appellate Court held that the teacher sufficiently alleged an unfair labor practice pursuant to […]

In the case of Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Div. v. Laborers’ Internatl. Union of N. Am., Local Union No. 860, 2022-Ohio-2866, the appellate court held that an arbitrator’s award should be modified because the arbitrator exceeded his authority under R.C. 2711.11(B) when he awarded on an issue that was not submitted to […]

In the case of Silvaggio v. Ashtabula Area City Sch. Bd. Of Educ., N.D.Ohio No. 22-cv-862, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144853 (Aug. 12, 2022), a federal district court held that (1) a claim against a intervention specialist who allegedly wrongfully detained a special needs student in a restroom was appropriate under the Fourth Amendment, and […]

In the case of State ex. rel. Casey v. Brown, 2022-Ohio-2843, the Court denied a firefighter’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the city to promote him to a recently vacated position after the union rejected his grievance. In order to be entitled to a writ of mandamus, a relator must demonstrate: […]