What authority does the Clerk of Courts have to reject a filing?

Not as much as some clerks seem to think, says the Fifth District in State ex rel. Kess v. Antonoplos.

Supreme Court grants ANOTHER writ of prohibition against Judge Robert Ruehlman

For the second time in five months, the Supreme Court has granted a writ of prohibition against Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert P. Ruehlman.

Norwood pot decriminalization initiative won't be on the ballot

The Court has denied a writ of mandamus which sought to compel the Hamilton County Board of Elections to place on the November ballot an initiative that would effectively decriminalize the use of marijuana--sorry, "marihuana"--in the City of Norwood, an enclave of Cincinnati.

Writ of mandamus issued in referendum case

Today the Ohio Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus compelling the Union County Board of Elections to remove a zoning referendum from the November ballot.

Can a prosecutor be compelled to prosecute by a writ of mandamus?

Today I'm shocked to learn that the answer to this question, according to the Ohio Supreme Court, is "maybe."

No statutory damages in public records case without proof of delivery by hand or certified mail

In a per curiam opinion with two justices partially dissenting, the Court today denied a writ of mandamus and statutory damages in an original-jurisdiction case in which the relator sought production of public records from the Avon Lake police department.