Browse 25 ohio public records act cases decided by Ohio Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Ohio Supreme Court: Sheriff can redact body camera footage
State ex rel. Bates v. Copley, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a county she...
Ohio Supreme Court: Overly Broad Public Records Request Denied
State ex rel. Lawrence v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Department of ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Broad Public Records Requests Not Automatically Invalid
State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "public records" reques...
Ohio Supreme Court: Legislative records can be protected as work product
State ex rel. Prows v. Ohio Legislative Serv. Comm., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Legislative S...
Prosecutor's duty to disclose records balanced with investigation needs
State ex rel. Mauk v. Sheldon, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor could be compelled...
Ohio Supreme Court: Overly Broad Public Records Request Denied
State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Department of Reh...
Prosecutor's office not liable for damages under Public Records Act for delays
State ex rel. Barker v. Muskingum Cty. Prosecutor's Office, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Police must release internal investigation records
State ex rel. GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc. v. Columbus Police Dept., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 25, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considere...
Prosecutor's blanket refusal to provide discovery doesn't violate due process
State ex rel. Ware v. O'Malley, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a prosecutor's "blanket" refusal to p...
Ohio Supreme Court Denies Inmate Access to Disciplinary Records
State ex rel. Snodgrass v. Trumbull Corr. Inst., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the state could be co...
Ohio Supreme Court: ODM must disclose MCO financial records
State ex rel. LeadingAge Ohio v. Ohio Dept. of Medicaid, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether the Ohio Depa...
Prohibition Denied: Adequate Remedy at Law Exists for Public Records Act Claims
State ex rel. Gordon v. Summit Cty. Court of Common Pleas, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a writ of pro...
Ohio Supreme Court: Prosecutor's office can withhold internal disciplinary records
State ex rel. Jackson v. McNamara, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor's office could b...
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Release of Prosecutor's Records
State ex rel. Castellon v. Cuyahoga Cty. Prosecutor's Office, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 12, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns the Ohio Public Records Act and whether ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Prosecutor's internal docs exempt from public records
State ex rel. Owens v. Gifford, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a prosecutor's office could be compelled ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Public records request for disciplinary hearing documents not blanketly exempt
State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 16, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether the Department of Rehabili...
Ohio Supreme Court: Overly Broad Public Records Request Properly Denied
State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Department of Rehabil...
Ohio Secretary of State can withhold voter data from unqualified applicants
In re Application of Notestine, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The applicant sought to compel the Ohio Secretary of State to provide certain voter ...
Prosecutor's investigative privilege shields internal misconduct documents
State ex rel. Ware v. O'Malley, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor's office could be comp...
Ohio Supreme Court: Blanket denial of public records request is insufficient
State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 7, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Department of Rehabilitati...
Ohio Supreme Court: Blanket denial of public records request is insufficient
State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 6, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Department of Rehabilitati...
Dispatch logs are public records, not investigative exemptions.
State ex rel. Mack v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol Cent. Records, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Ohio Sta...
Prosecutor's investigative files not automatically discoverable in criminal cases
State ex rel. Mauk v. Sheldon, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor could be compelled to ...
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Release of Unredacted Police Incident Reports
State ex rel. Ware v. Akron Police Dept., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Akron Police Department's "...
Ohio Supreme Court: Broad Public Records Requests Can Be Denied
State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on March 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether the Department of Rehabil...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 ohio public records act cases from Ohio Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 16, Reversed: 1, Plaintiff Win: 5, Mixed: 3.
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