Joanna Swaiss discusses how Ohio’s biological evidence retention statute lacks a remedy for criminal defendants when governmental entities violate it. She argues that this lack of remedy severely disadvantages wrongfully convicted individuals who stand to benefit from evidence preservation, and she proposes an avenue for post-conviction relief in cases of intentional evidence destruction.
In this article, Stella Brocker explores a currently blocked Ohio law that would impose age-based restrictions on social media usage, causing such use by minors to be subject to parental consent. She analyzes the constitutional issues implicated by such legislation and considers alternative regulatory strategies for lawmakers that may be better suited to address the harms associated with youth social media use and access.
Devin Scarborough explores the apparent surge in politically motivated violence and examines the recently introduced Ohio House Bill 457 in combatting this violence. She argues that HB 457 inadequately addresses political violence, fails to deter future crime, and utilizes vague and underinclusive language. Ultimately, although she agrees that political violence must be addressed, she argues that legislators should pursue more effective methods in the fight against political violence and calls for HB 457 to be amended.
In this article, JT DeGrinney critiques Ohio’s proposed Senate Bill 38, which was introduced in response to the Supreme Court of Ohio’s controversial Berkheimer v. REKM, L.L.C. decision about “boneless” chicken wings. He suggests that the bill as currently written might not achieve its desired effect and proposes changes that might help the bill accomplish its intended purpose.
In this article, Hannah Riggle explores the Ohio Supreme Court’s recent decision in State v. Schubert, focusing on the analysis that the court conducted to determine that the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule had been incorrectly applied by the trial court.
Caroline Hardig discusses the East Palestine train derailment. She explains what happened, lawsuits filed following the derailment, and how East Palestine residents have been affected.
In this article, Tanner Dowdy explains the risks inherent in commercial banking, discusses how bank charters and deposit insurance mitigate those risks, and introduces the concept of full reserve banking through Special Purpose Depository Institutions.
In this article, Jacob Metzger discusses how prohibiting attorney representation in small claims court is a solution to keep the court fair and encourages access to justice in civil disputes.
This article by Thomas Kemmet explains Ohio’s recent energy utility legislation in Senate Bill 52 and House Bill 201 and discusses the legislation's impact on Ohio’s ability to combat climate change, and more specifically, Ohio’s ability to adopt Clean Energy Resources.
In his first article for the Blog, Associate Member Chris Colloton advocates for the passage of the Ohio Fairness Act to extend the state’s current anti-discrimination statute to its LGBTQ citizens and suggests that the Ohio puts itself at a significant disadvantage by not doing so.
