Marianna’s December and January posts on her blog Legally Speaking Ohio discussed the following cases and issues:

• Top Ten Cases from the Supreme Court of Ohio
• Oral Argument Preview and Analysis of Bank of America v. Kuchta.  issue: whether defendants can bring a lack of standing challenge in a post-judgment motion in a foreclosure case without having appealed the underlying judgment.
• Oral argument preview and analysis of  Anita Hauser v. City of Dayton Police Department, et al.  Issue: whether a political subdivision supervisor is liable for or immune from liability for an employment discrimination claim.
• Oral argument preview and analysis of Cleveland v. McCardle.  Issue:whether the Cleveland Ordinance which establishes a 10:00 p.m.curfew in the Public Square is unconstitutional.
• Merit Decision: State v. McGlothan, Slip Opinion No. 2014-Ohio-85, holding that in a prosecution for domestic violence where the state establishes the victim is a person living with the defendant as a spouse, the state does not need to prove the sharing of familial or financial responsibilities and consortium in order to prove cohabitation.

Additionally, Marianna introduced a new page on her blog called Student Scholarship, showcasing selected law review blog posts by UC Law students about Ohio Supreme Court decisions analyzed on her blog.

And last but not least, Marianna gave a breakfast discussion talk to a group of young women lawyers on Women’s Issues and the Ohio Supreme Court.