Dan Trevas
@dantrevas.bsky.social
Ohio Supreme Court public information staffer; Ohio State Bar Media Law member. Posts are not legal advice.
Attorneys for Christian Wood, an L.A. Laker last year, missed the deadline to respond to a higher child support order by 1 day. Ohio Supreme Court ruled there's no extra three days to respond to magistrate decision to up the support from $5K to $25K a month. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Father Missed Deadline To Object to $25,000-Per-Month Child Support Order
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November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Attorneys for Christian Wood, an L.A. Laker last year, missed the deadline to respond to a higher child support order by 1 day. Ohio Supreme Court ruled there's no extra three days to respond to magistrate decision to up the support from $5K to $25K a month. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled police officers can be crime victims under Marsy's Law and can conceal their identities in public records. The court turned down a Columbus Dispatch request for the IDs of the police involved in a midday highway shootout. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Police Officers Involved in Highway Shooting Were Crime Victims
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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled police officers can be crime victims under Marsy's Law and can conceal their identities in public records. The court turned down a Columbus Dispatch request for the IDs of the police involved in a midday highway shootout. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
A long, detailed opinion explains why Judge Tim Grendell put two juveniles in detention for a weekend for not agreeing to visitation with their father. The Court notes acts violating juvenile rules, justifying his 18-month suspension, with 12 months stayed. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Geauga County Judge Suspended for Detaining Two Teens Who Refused To Visit Their Father: Court Dismisses Charges Relating to First Amendment Protected Activities
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November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A long, detailed opinion explains why Judge Tim Grendell put two juveniles in detention for a weekend for not agreeing to visitation with their father. The Court notes acts violating juvenile rules, justifying his 18-month suspension, with 12 months stayed. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court reinstated conviction of a man who strangled his mother in Cincinnati. Overturned an appeals court ruling to give the man a new trial. Overwhelming evidence included son's book bookmarked to page with image man strangling another man. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Murder Conviction and Life Sentence Reinstated for Son Who Murdered Mother
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November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ohio Supreme Court reinstated conviction of a man who strangled his mother in Cincinnati. Overturned an appeals court ruling to give the man a new trial. Overwhelming evidence included son's book bookmarked to page with image man strangling another man. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court suspends lawyer who brought meth to Cuyahoga County jail - stashed it in a bathroom when he went to visit an inmate. Also porn on his phone that he said was sent to him by his drug dealer without his knowledge. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Attorney Arrested for Bringing Drugs Into Cuyahoga County Jail Suspended
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November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ohio Supreme Court suspends lawyer who brought meth to Cuyahoga County jail - stashed it in a bathroom when he went to visit an inmate. Also porn on his phone that he said was sent to him by his drug dealer without his knowledge. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Two wild cases out of Cleveland decided by the Supreme Court today. First up - Homeowner near Cleveland Hopkins runway, in Oldsted Township, can sue Cleveland for "taking" her property since planes are shaking the house. Legal fight started in 2008! www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Homeowners Can Maintain Lawsuit Against Cleveland for Harm Caused by Airport Expansion
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November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Two wild cases out of Cleveland decided by the Supreme Court today. First up - Homeowner near Cleveland Hopkins runway, in Oldsted Township, can sue Cleveland for "taking" her property since planes are shaking the house. Legal fight started in 2008! www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court examines lawsuit filed by oil driller against injection well operators accusing them of letting waste seap into oil and gas wells. Lots of industry participants in this case. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Supreme Court: Oral Arguments Will Feature Injection Well, Solar, and Criminal Cases
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ohio Supreme Court examines lawsuit filed by oil driller against injection well operators accusing them of letting waste seap into oil and gas wells. Lots of industry participants in this case. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court today announced it will not consider state's request to consider nursing home payment case. - 2024-1075 State ex rel. LeadingAge Ohio v. Ohio Dept. of Medicaid. Motion for reconsideration denied.
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State Must Recalculate Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes
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November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ohio Supreme Court today announced it will not consider state's request to consider nursing home payment case. - 2024-1075 State ex rel. LeadingAge Ohio v. Ohio Dept. of Medicaid. Motion for reconsideration denied.
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Ohio Supreme Court ruling allows prosecutors to appeal when a judge acquits a criminal defendant based on questions about where the crime occurred. Overturns a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that barred the challenge. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Prosecutor Can Appeal Rape Case Dismissed Over Location Where Crime Occurred
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November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Ohio Supreme Court ruling allows prosecutors to appeal when a judge acquits a criminal defendant based on questions about where the crime occurred. Overturns a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that barred the challenge. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Not quite the Get Smart - Cones of Silence - but nice addition to the South Euclid municipal court. www.courtnewsohio.gov/happening/20...
South Euclid City Hall Adds Privacy Pods for Collaboration and Focus
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November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Not quite the Get Smart - Cones of Silence - but nice addition to the South Euclid municipal court. www.courtnewsohio.gov/happening/20...
In a case followed by the medical community, the Ohio Supreme Court rules for the first time on a 2019 change in law that hoped to end the "shotgun approach" to naming multiple defendants in a malpractice case. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Doctor and Employer Can Be Added as Newly Identified Defendants in Negligence Lawsuit
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October 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In a case followed by the medical community, the Ohio Supreme Court rules for the first time on a 2019 change in law that hoped to end the "shotgun approach" to naming multiple defendants in a malpractice case. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended a lawyer who brought a hatchet and bat to his old boss's law firm; threatened to scalp him and drink his blood - all right outside when the workers were trying to watch the total solar eclipse. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Attorney Suspended For Threatening to Harm Former Boss, Bomb Law Office
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October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended a lawyer who brought a hatchet and bat to his old boss's law firm; threatened to scalp him and drink his blood - all right outside when the workers were trying to watch the total solar eclipse. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court rejected claim by a Warren County man convicted of raping his daughter that a juror in the case was biased against him. Court explains it is a heavy burden to prove actual bias. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Court Upholds Rape Conviction, Rejecting Claim That Juror Was Biased
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October 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ohio Supreme Court rejected claim by a Warren County man convicted of raping his daughter that a juror in the case was biased against him. Court explains it is a heavy burden to prove actual bias. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
A city tree fell on a man riding a motorcycle in Youngstown in 2017. The man's estate can pursue its lawsuit against the city after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Youngstown waited too late to claim immunity and could not be sued. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
City Waited Too Long To Claim Immunity in Fallen Tree Lawsuit
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October 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A city tree fell on a man riding a motorcycle in Youngstown in 2017. The man's estate can pursue its lawsuit against the city after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Youngstown waited too late to claim immunity and could not be sued. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court rules against Medina County in class-action lawsuit. County overcharging with an extra $1 per page fee to copy records, raising the price to $2 per page. Other counties could be impacted because charge approved by another appeals court. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Court Clerk Overcharged by Assessing an Additional $1 Per Page to Make a Record
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October 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Ohio Supreme Court rules against Medina County in class-action lawsuit. County overcharging with an extra $1 per page fee to copy records, raising the price to $2 per page. Other counties could be impacted because charge approved by another appeals court. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
This seems like a cool idea for commercial facilities especially care homes and data centers. apnews.com/article/clim...
Buildings are turning to 'ice batteries' for sustainable air conditioning
Buildings in the U.S. are turning to ice batteries for air conditioning — a technology that freezes water into ice at night when electricity is cheap and lets it thaw during the day to cool indoor spa...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This seems like a cool idea for commercial facilities especially care homes and data centers. apnews.com/article/clim...
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected an inmate's argument that when a former governor commuted his death sentence to life in prison, it opened up a loophole that would let him walk free. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Court Upholds Life Sentence for Offender Whose Death Sentence Was Commuted
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October 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected an inmate's argument that when a former governor commuted his death sentence to life in prison, it opened up a loophole that would let him walk free. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court lets juvenile court hear a mother's request to have visitation with her son as a probate court mulls over the child's great-great uncle and aunt's attempt to adopt him- which started in 2019 when the boy was a baby and is still pending. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Juvenile Court Can Consider Mother’s Visitation Rights While Child’s Adoption Pending
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October 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ohio Supreme Court lets juvenile court hear a mother's request to have visitation with her son as a probate court mulls over the child's great-great uncle and aunt's attempt to adopt him- which started in 2019 when the boy was a baby and is still pending. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
The Ohio Supreme Court, 4-3, upholds the Ohio Department of Health's denial of a data request by a COVID-19 vaccine researcher. Department noted it could fulfill her public records request, but was not obligated to do so. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Health Department Permitted To Deny Information Request Regarding Deaths and Vaccinations
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September 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Ohio Supreme Court, 4-3, upholds the Ohio Department of Health's denial of a data request by a COVID-19 vaccine researcher. Department noted it could fulfill her public records request, but was not obligated to do so. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court's ruling on a Springfield city school bond levy means voters won't have to decide a new levy this fall, according to the Springfield News-Sun www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio-co...
Ohio court rules in favor of Springfield school district for county auditor to continue 2013 bond levy collection
Ohio Supreme Court rules in favor of Springfield school district against Clark County Auditor for continued collection of 2013 bond levy.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ohio Supreme Court's ruling on a Springfield city school bond levy means voters won't have to decide a new levy this fall, according to the Springfield News-Sun www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio-co...
Clark County auditor planned to stop collecting property tax on voter-approved bond levy to upgrade Springfield schools. Levy was passed in 2013. Ohio Supreme Court says collections to continue. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
County Auditor Must Continue Assessing Property Taxes To Pay off 2013 Springfield School Levy
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September 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Clark County auditor planned to stop collecting property tax on voter-approved bond levy to upgrade Springfield schools. Levy was passed in 2013. Ohio Supreme Court says collections to continue. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Ohio Supreme Court ruling will keep the Nelsonville city office races on the November ballot. www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ohio Supreme Court ruling will keep the Nelsonville city office races on the November ballot. www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf...
Ohio Supreme Court rejects the claim of a man convicted of rape that his former lawyer was ineffective because his court filings didn't specifiy what the lawyer did wrong. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Reopened Appeals Must Specify How Prior Attorney’s Performance Was Deficient
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September 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ohio Supreme Court rejects the claim of a man convicted of rape that his former lawyer was ineffective because his court filings didn't specifiy what the lawyer did wrong. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
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In the annual State of the Judiciary speech, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy pushed for more civics education, committed to eliminating “legal deserts,” and emphasized the importance of an independent judicial branch of government. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/16/o...
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy: Judicial independence founded on 'public trust' • Ohio Capital Journal
In the annual State of the Judiciary speech, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy pushed for more civics education, committed to eliminating “legal deserts,” and emphasized the importance…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the annual State of the Judiciary speech, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy pushed for more civics education, committed to eliminating “legal deserts,” and emphasized the importance of an independent judicial branch of government. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/16/o...
Ohio Supreme Court hears 8 cases next week, including this: At age 20, Constantine Antonas convinced members of the Greek Orthodox community to invest in his hedge fund. He raised $25 million and lost it all. Investors want a brokerage firm to pay them back. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...
Supreme Court: Brokerage Firm Asked To Pay Back $25 Million Bilked From Investors
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September 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ohio Supreme Court hears 8 cases next week, including this: At age 20, Constantine Antonas convinced members of the Greek Orthodox community to invest in his hedge fund. He raised $25 million and lost it all. Investors want a brokerage firm to pay them back. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...