Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in Moundbuilders appeal
NEWARK The Ohio Supreme Court will hear an appeal Tuesday morning from Moundbuilders Country Club, which seeks to reverse lower court rulings allowing the Ohio History Connection to reclaim the Newark golf course property by eminent domain.
The hearing, conducted by videoconference, begins at 9 a.m., with each side allowed 15 minutes. The justices may ask questions of the attorneys at any time during their presentations. A decision is not expected for possibly six months, or longer.
The proceedings can be viewed on the Ohio Supreme Court s website, by clicking on the first item under announcements on the main page, or on The Ohio Channel s website, ohiochannel.org, under Supreme Court hearing on its main page.
COLUMBUS – Democrat Jennifer Brunner easily won a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court in an election where Republican Donald Trump won the state by 8 percentage points.
Brunner, 63, beat incumbent Justice Judith French, a Republican, by 10 points, 55% to 45%. Her winning map stands out among others in recent years – she won Central Ohio, the counties bordering Lake Erie and the eastern edge of the state, which has become reliably Republican in recent years.
While name recognition likely played a role for the former Ohio secretary of state, she said it was also the relationships she s cultivated around the state that helped her win. When Brunner takes the oath of office Jan. 2, she ll be one of three Democrats on the seven-person court. Just two years ago, the court was 7-0 Republican.