Court Filings

The Ohio Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus ordering the Adams County Board of Elections to hold a hearing within ten days on Christopher Hicks’s October 3, 2025 challenge to Prosecuting Attorney Aaron Haslam’s voter registration. The court ruled that Hicks, a qualified Ohio elector, has statutory standing under R.C. 3503.24(A). It held that res judicata and issue preclusion do not bar this action because no prior quasi-judicial hearing adjudicated the residency issue. The board abused its discretion and clearly disregarded R.C. 3503.24(B) by denying the challenge without a hearing when its records were insufficient to resolve material factual disputes about residency.

The Court of Appeals granted a writ of mandamus directing Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Kevin J. Kelley to follow this court’s prior mandate in JTC Solutions I. Relator JTC Solutions had argued the trial court failed to conduct the additional factfinding and explain the evidence supporting its ruling after this court reversed the trial court’s initial voiding of an arbitration clause. The appellate court found the January 5, 2026 entry granting arbitration ignored the express remand instructions to (1) inquire whether the arbitration clause is enforceable and applies to each claim and (2) state findings and evidence. The court denied the judge’s motion to dismiss and ordered compliance.