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Republicans win all 3 races for Ohio Supreme Court, now has 6-1 majority, The Columbus Dispatch, November 6, 2024
Republicans win all three Ohio Supreme Court races, increasing hold over court to 6-1, Ohio Capital Journal, November 5, 2024
Election 2024: A breakdown of the Ohio Supreme Court races, 10 WBNS, November 5, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court election has 6 candidates running for 3 seats. Who are the candidates?, The Cincinnati Enquirer, November 5, 2024
Who is running for Ohio Supreme Court in today’s election?, The Columbus Dispatch, November 5, 2024
Opinion: Abortion burdens may return to Ohio. Who you pick for Supreme Court matters., The Columbus Dispatch, November 5, 2024
Election Day to determine future of state Supreme Courts in Michigan and Ohio, MSNBC, November 4, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court upholds 60-year prison sentence in Hamilton County case, The Columbus Dispatch, November 1, 2024
‘You should expect bones’: How chicken wings became part of the 2024 Ohio Supreme Court race, Signal Cleveland, October 31, 2024
Meet 2 Ohio Supreme Court Justices pitted in a high-stakes race in Nov. 5 election, Mahoning Matters, October 31, 2024
Stakes Are High in Ohio Supreme Court Races, Spectrum News 1, October 31, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Attorney General Not Authorized To Review Proposed Amendment Titles, Court News Ohio, October 30, 2024
Election 2024: Outside GOP group puts $600K into TV ads in Ohio Supreme Court races, The Columbus Dispatch, October 30, 2024
Meet Ohio’s Supreme Court candidates, WOSU Public Media, October 29, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court indefinitely suspends Canfield attorney for fraudulent tax scheme, WFMJ 21, October 29, 2024
Former U.S. Attorney General attends canvassing event for Democratic Ohio Supreme Court candidates, Ohio Capital Journal, October 28, 2024
The Spectrum: Meet the candidates running for Ohio Supreme Court justice, NBC4i, October 27, 2024
In Ohio Supreme Court races, Democrats hold edge in campaign cash over GOP, Cleveland.com, October 25, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court upholds conviction in Colerain gender-reveal party mass shooting, The Cincinnati Enquirer, October 25, 2024
TPS violated public records law, justices rule, The Toledo Blade, October 24, 2024
Who are the judges running for the Ohio Supreme Court?, NBC4i, October 24, 2024
An Ohio Supreme Court candidate forum was held on Tuesday but Republicans didn’t attend, Ohio Capital Journal, October 24, 2024
Strays are ‘companion animals,’ too, Ohio’s high court rules, The Toledo Blade, October 23, 2024
Election 2024: Six candidates – with party labels – vying for three Ohio Supreme Court seats, Statehouse News Bureau, October 23, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court overturns state juvenile court records law after Enquirer challenge, The Cincinnati Enquirer, October 22, 2024
Election 2024: Three Ohio Supreme Court seats, political control of court up for grabs, Dayton Daily News, October 19, 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court rules Sheriff Must Release Records Created by Private Company Operating County Jail, Court News Ohio, October 17, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court tells county to include pollworker training on noncitizen IDs, Dayton Daily News, October 16, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court: Drop box restrictions for voters with disabilities allowed, The Columbus Dispatch, October 15, 2024
Ohio lawmakers added partisan labels to Supreme Court races. Is the change starting to show?, Cleveland.com, October 14, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Health Survey Public Records Request, Court News Ohio, October 11, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court: Democratic Justice Melody Stewart vs. Republican Justice Joe Deters, Cleveland.com, October 11, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court: Democratic Judge Lisa Forbes vs. Republican Judge Dan Hawkins, Cleveland.com, October 10, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court races: Democratic Justice Michael Donnelly vs. GOP Judge Megan Shanahan, Cleveland.com, October 9, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court upholds traffic stop leading to gun discovery, Scioto Valley Guardian, October 9, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Joe Deters says Ohio Constitution should be harder to amend, Ohio Capital Journal, October 9, 2024
Meet the six Ohio Supreme Court candidates on the ballot, Signal Cleveland and the Marshall Project, October 8, 2024
Ohio high court races will decide future of state’s energy transition and utility fairness, Energy News Network, October 8, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court denies Yost’s emergency motion on Columbus schools’ nonpublic busing, The Columbus Dispatch, October 8, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court affirms nurse rape conviction involving victim with disabilities, Scioto Valley Guardian, October 8, 2024
How the Ohio Supreme Court races intersect with Issue 1 and redistricting, Ohio Capital Journal, October 8, 2024
How partisan supreme court elections are shaping Ohio, Ohio Capital Journal, October 7, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Conduct Recommends 18-Month Suspension for Grendell, Geauga County Maple Leaf, October 7, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court complaint centers on election training in Montgomery County, Dayton Daily News, October 4, 2024
State’s high court upholds Maumee natural gas pipeline, The Toledo Blade, October 3, 2024
State law says you can’t drink at bars and carry a gun. An Ohio Supreme Court case could strike it down, Cleveland.com, October 2, 2024
Lawsuit filed in Ohio Supreme Court challenging Ohio Secretary of State’s new ballot drop off requirements, Ohio Capital Journal, October, 1, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Death Sentence Appeal, Court News Ohio, October 1, 2024
Ruling affecting bail amounts spurred judge’s run for high court, The Toledo Blade, September 29, 2024
Ohio justice says he sees court as a check, not ‘mini-legislature’, The Toledo Blade, September 29, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court justice says Democrats want redistricting reform because they ‘can’t win’, Cleveland.com, September 27, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court to hear chiropractors’ suit over limits on marketing to crash victims, Cleveland.com, September 26, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court ruled Former Ohio official who sued to get his job back will not be reinstalled, The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 26, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court orders immediate removal of Stow Municipal Judge Kim Hoover, Akron Beacon Journal, September 24, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court case looks at parental rights for same-sex couples pre-Obergefell, Ohio Capital Journal, September 23, 2024
New Animated Video Helps Voters Critique Political Ads, Common Cause Ohio and the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance, September 19, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court task force’s recommendations for supporting reentry, The Ohio Newsroom, September 19, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court nixes suit against ‘submetering’ company between renters and utilities, Cleveland.com, September 19, 2024
Chief Justice Kennedy Highlights Courtroom Innovation in State of Judiciary Address, Court News Ohio, September 19, 2024
Ohio Ballot Board makes court-ordered changes to redistricting ballot issue summary, over Democratic objections, Cleveland.com, September 18, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court approves redistricting summary with only two small revisions, Ohio Capital Journal, September 16, 2024
Outcome of Ohio Supreme Court races will affect private school vouchers, Ohio Capital Journal, September 12, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court race: Who is Justice Michael Donnelly?, The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 10, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court race: Who is Judge Megan Shanahan?, The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 10, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court race 2024: Who is Justice Joe Deters?, The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 10, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court race: Who is Justice Melody Stewart?, The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 10, 2024
Ohio Voter Guide: State Supreme Court (seat 1), The Columbus Dispatch, September 9, 2024
Ohio Voter Guide: State Supreme Court (seat 2), The Columbus Dispatch, September 9, 2024
Ohio Voter guide: State Supreme Court (seat 3), The Columbus Dispatch, September 9, 2024
Democratic Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner rebuffs GOP request to step aside from redistricting case, Cleveland.com, September 9, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court election has 6 candidates running for 3 seats, The Columbus Dispatch, September 9, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court race 2024: Who is Judge Lisa Forbes?, The Columbus Dispatch, September 8, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court race 2024: Who is Judge Dan Hawkins?, The Columbus Dispatch, September 8, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court declines to place Tjaden’s name on November ballot, Star Beacon, September 6, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court endorsements are rolling in. Abortion looms large, 91.3 WYSO, September 5, 2024
Lisa Forbes for Ohio Supreme Court in the unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 2026: endorsement editorial, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 4, 2024
Business groups back Republicans for Ohio Supreme Court seats, The Columbus Dispatch, September 4, 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled school district must publicly release a former superintendent’s letter threatening a lawsuit, Court News Ohio, September 3, 2024
Michael P. Donnelly for Ohio Supreme Court, Jan. 1 term: endorsement editorial, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 1, 2024
Melody J. Stewart for Ohio Supreme Court in the Jan. 2 term: endorsement editorial, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 1, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court shoots down PUCO’s delay tactic that’s cost utility customers hundreds of millions, Cleveland.com, August 29, 2024
The ‘Toilet Seat Murder’: Divided high court rejects Cleveland man’s attempt to withdraw plea, Cleveland.com, August 28, 2024
Election 2024: Endorsements on abortion issue could shed light on Ohio Supreme Court races, Record Courier, August 27, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court appoints judges to decide Montgomery County clerk’s removal, Dayton Daily News, August 27, 2024
Ohio Justices Won’t Upend Precedent On Service Rules, Law360, August 22, 2024
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of ex-Butler County auditor’s overturned conviction, Dayton Daily News, August 20, 2024
Supporters of anti-gerrymandering amendment ask Ohio Supreme Court to intervene regarding language approved by Ohio Ballot Board, Ohio Capital Journal, August 20, 2024
Analysis: Why is Joe Deters running against fellow justice Melody Stewart?, 91.7 WVXU, August 15, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court refers Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office evidence case to mediation, Tribune Chronicle, August 14, 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court declines 2 county cases, Tribune Chronicle, August 13, 2024
Divorced couple’s fight over IVF-created embryos heads to Ohio Supreme Court, The Columbus Dispatch, August 12, 2024
Victims of defamation get more time to sue, Ohio Supreme Court says, Cincinnati Enquirer, August 8, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of local man convicted of rape, WKBN, August 1, 2024
The Supreme Court of Ohio supports PUCO’s decision, appeal by a competing electricity generator rejected, Court News Ohio, August 1, 2024
The Supreme Court rules Kent City School District teacher was wrongfully terminated, Court News Ohio, July 31, 2024
High court to take up Youngstown’s appeal of $5M wrongful death suit, The Vindicator, July 27, 2024
Restaurant not liable for injury from bone in ‘boneless’ wings, Ohio Supreme Court rules, Cleveland.com, July 25, 2024
Ohio’s highest court says parent’s rights were not violated in local 2021 custody case, AOL, July 25, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court will hear Senate president’s fight against deposition, Ohio Capital Journal, July 24, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments in Dispatch lawsuit over Columbus police records, Columbus Dispatch, July 24, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court cites grammar rules, overturns Stark County Board of Election case, Canton Repository, July 18, 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled East Cleveland Must Pay Man Held in Storage Closet More Than $30 Million, Court News Ohio, July 17, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court dismisses ballot access case, Star Beacon, June 28, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael Donnelly emphasizes “independent justice” in Grafton discussion, The Chronicle, June 11, 2024
Supreme Court rules for utility that cut off gas to 81-year-old who died of hypothermia, Cleveland.com, May 28, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court rejects Yost effort to narrow gender-affirming care ruling, Dayton Daily News, May 22, 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court cases that could have big impacts on public records law, Ideastream Public Media, May 9, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court sides with ex-Whirlpool employee in workers’ compensation case, Cleveland.com, May 1, 2024
Republicans trounce Democratic candidates’ fundraising for Ohio Supreme Court races, Cleveland.com, April 29, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court to hear open meetings lawsuit centered on Stark County voting machines, Canton Repository, April 24, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court rules state database death records aren’t open to public, Ohio Capital Journal, April 18, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court candidates talk law, politics as campaigns take shape, Cleveland.com, April 12, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments involving Columbus gun regulations, Columbus Dispatch, April 5, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court race heats up: ‘My opponent has been a jurist for 17 minutes’, Cincinnati Enquirer, March 21, 2024
Democratic candidates for Ohio Supreme Court confident in their chances this fall, Ohio Public Radio, March 21, 2024
Is a utility vehicle a motor vehicle? Ohio Supreme Court dismisses case in drunken crash, citing state law, Cleveland.com, March 21, 2024
Utility Vehicle Does Not Fit Charge for Vehicular Assault, Court News Ohio, March 21, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court suspends Dayton attorney for 2nd time since 2014, WHIO, March 21, 2024
Control of the court in Ohio impacted in election, Associated Press, March 19, 2024
Forbes defeats Jamison in Democratic primary for Ohio Supreme Court, unofficial results show, Ohio Capital Journal, March 19, 2024
Lisa Forbes wins Democratic primary for Ohio Supreme Court, WCMH, March 19, 2024
Lisa Forbes defeats Terri Jamison for Democratic nomination for Ohio Supreme Court: AP, Columbus Dispatch, March 19, 2024
2024 election will shape the future of the Ohio Supreme Court as it faces some critical issues, Ohio Capital Journal, March 18, 2024
Ohio primary: Open seat on state supreme court could flip partisan control, Associated Press, March 17, 2024
Democrats Forbes, Jamison face off in primary for Ohio Supreme Court, Dayton Daily News, March 13, 2024
Columbus-based judge running in Democratic primary for Ohio Supreme Court, Toledo Blade, March 10, 2024
Cleveland-based judge vies for Democratic primary nod for Ohio Supreme Court, Toledo Blade, March 10, 2024
In lone contested Supreme Court primary, Democratic-endorsed candidate wields cash advantage, Cleveland.com, March 8, 2024
Republican high court candidates sitting on large campaign war chests, Toledo Blade, March 7, 2024
Editorial: Jamison Over Forbes, Toledo Blade, February 23, 2024
Lisa Forbes in the Ohio Supreme Court Democratic primary for an unexpired term: endorsement editorial, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 21, 2024
Election: 2 appeals court judges square off in Democratic primary for Ohio Supreme Court, The Columbus Dispatch, February 18, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court considers Hamilton County robbery case. Former prosecutor sits on the bench, Ohio Capital Journal, February 9, 2024
Ohio Democratic Supreme Court justice candidates lag in fundraising. One banked just $145. Cleveland.com, February 1, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court: costs for DeWine’s security detail at 2022 Super Bowl aren’t public record, Ohio Public Radio, January 24, 2024
Public Release of Governor Security Expenses Denied, Court News Ohio, January 23, 2024
Can a judge play up a pro-life endorsement and slam others for calling redistricting rigged? Ohio Supreme Court Candidate Megan Shanahan has, Ohio Capital Journal, January 10, 2024
Seven candidates up for three Ohio Supreme Court seats to determine partisan balance of court, WCMH, January 4, 2024
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court seats make it official, Ohio Capital Journal, December 22, 2023
Judicial Election Integrity, Toledo Blade editorial, December 17, 2023
Democrat introduces bill requiring Ohio Supreme Court justices, court of appeals to appear on nonpartisan ballot, Ohio Capital Journal, December 13, 2023
Analysis: A major battle for control of the Ohio Supreme Court is brewing, WVXU, November 29, 2023
Lisa Forbes, a Cuyahoga County appeals court judge, is running for Ohio Supreme Court, Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer, November 28, 2023
Election 2024: Who is running for Ohio Supreme Court?, Columbus Dispatch, November 27, 2023
Cleveland Appellate Judge to Run for Ohio Supreme Court, Toledo Blade, November 27, 2023
Increased efforts to require party labels in Ohio races, Spectrum News, November 11, 2023
Ohio Supreme Court justice sues state officials over law requiring party affiliation on ballot, Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer, November 8, 2023
Ohio Supreme Court justice sues to remove partisan labels from judicial races, WOSU, November 8, 2023
Supreme Court justice sues over Ohio law requiring certain judicial candidates to use party labels, Associated Press, November 8, 2023
3rd Republican judge announces campaign for Ohio Supreme Court, Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer, May 15, 2023
Ohio GOP Endorses High Court Candidates but Argue over Deters, Toledo Blade, May 5, 2023
Hamilton County Judge Megan Shanahan to run for Ohio Supreme Court in 2024, Cincinnati Enquirer, March 15, 2023