Ohio is a “one party” consent state when it comes to recording a “wire, oral or electronic communication.” R.C. 2933.52(B)(4). That means if YOU are a party to the communication/conversation, you can record it without telling the other person you are recording. …

ames Holder was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver was arrested for OVI.   The arresting officer asked Holder if he could call someone to pick him up.  Holder stated that his  girlfriend would, and the officer then informed Holder …

On a mid-summer evening, a 911 call in Toledo reports “a guy walking down the street” with his dog “carrying a gun out in the open.”   Upon further inquiry from the dispatcher, it was determined to be a handgun, not …

The Ohio Supreme Court continued to grapple with the issue of overbroadness in public records requests under R.C. § 149.43 in its recent decision in State ex rel. Carr v. London Correctional, 2015-Ohio-2363. Carr involved a claim by a prison …

In a recent decision by the Tenth District (Franklin County) Court of Appeals, a party to a divorce action who was representing herself in a post-decree matter lost because she didn’t heed the Court’s deadlines.  First, she didn’t timely file …

In a June 24, 2015 decision from the Fifth District Court of Appeals regarding a Delaware County, Ohio case, the Appellate Court found the trial court did not make a mistake when it ordered a former husband to pay to …

If you have not looked at your sign code in a long time, there is no time like the present. Last week the United States Supreme Court reminded us that content-based regulations of speech (like your sign code) rarely survive …

Last month in State v. Hill, 2015-Ohio-1456, the Ohio Supreme Court had the opportunity to review Ohio’s photo lineup procedure. R.C. 2933.83, effective July 2010, governs the administration of photo and live lineups and is aimed at preventing the use of …

The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear whether Olentangy Local School District violated Ohio’s Sunshine Law. In April 2013, Adam White filed an action against fellow school board members alleging violations of the Ohio Open Meetings Act when school board …

Ahh, the joys of public service. Having a lower salary than your private sector counterparts? Check. Regularly hearing “I pay your salary!” from random people? Check. And now, if a union leader wants your name to give to his angry …

A political subdivision’s ability to prohibit firearms is limited.  Everyone knows the Ohio Constitution makes clear “the people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security.”   Likewise, R.C. 9.68 states that unless “specifically provided by the United …

In October, 2014, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision defining the obligations of Ohio counties with respect to the maintenance of bridges on non-county roads serving a limited number of properties. In The City of Independence v. Office of …