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McClain v. State
Ruled no state constitutional right to a jury trial in civil suit for wrongful imprisonment because claim did not exist in common law
Stivers v. Beshear
Ruled legislature has legislative immunity from declaratory action brought by executive branch challenging constitutionality of certain laws related to pandemic
Mack v. Williams
Held that there is a private right of action for monetary relief under state search and seizure clause, and state has no qualified immunity defense in the absence of legislation
State v. Higgin
Held that vote-by-mail and same-day registration statutes violate the constitution's voting provisions
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in September
Issues on the dockets include climate change, redistricting, and lawsuits by victims of child sexual abuse.
State v. Brasher
Ruled crime victims had standing to file direct appeal of restitution portion of defendant’s sentence under Ohio Constitution’s victims’ rights amendment
State v. Morris
Ruled juvenile defendant’s life sentence with parole eligibility constitutes cruel and unusual punishment when court failed to consider youth as a mitigating factor in sentencing
In re D.R.
Ruled statute violated procedural due process because it prevented juvenile court from exercising discretion to terminate juvenile sex offender registrant status into adulthood
State v. Rollinson
Dissent would have ruled trial court’s noncompliance with statutory requirements before allowing defendant to waive his right to trial by jury violated right to a jury trial
State v. Haynes
Ruled defendant had constitutional right to know upon request and without exception the nature and cause of the accusation
