On November 13, 2024, the Ohio General Assembly passed Senate Bill (“SB”) 104, which amends certain provisions of the Ohio Revised Code regarding the College Credit Plus program, and also enacts the Protect all Students Act, which addresses restroom access in K-12 schools, colleges and universities. SB 104 now moves to Governor DeWine’s desk where […]
Weston Hurd LLP is honored to be named by Best Lawyers® in its 2025 “Best Law Firms” rankings in both national and metropolitan categories. According to Best Lawyers, “Our Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of clients and professional reference evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, industry […]
Ohio Senate Bill (“SB”) 29, which becomes effective on October 24, 2024, makes changes to a number of statutes affecting Ohio public school districts, and its implementation is likely to create significant challenges. The bill adjusts two existing Ohio Revised Code Sections (“RC”), and creates three new statutes (RC 3319.325, 3319.326, and 3319.327) that include […]
Among the many changes stemming from Ohio Senate Bill 168 (“SB 168”), are changes to Ohio Revised Code Section (“RC”) 3313.46, which will result in an increase to the bidding threshold affecting Ohio public school districts, beginning October 24, 2024. SB 168 removes the existing bidding threshold of $50,000 from RC 3313.46, and replaces it […]
Weston Hurd is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 including Joseph A. Gerling attaining “Lawyer of the Year” recognition. Best Lawyers® uses a methodology “…designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same […]
Summary: The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (“Court”) recently issued a decision in the case of Madeline Moe, et al. v. David Yost, et al. This ruling addressed the constitutionality of several provisions within Ohio HB 68, known as the “Act,” which has two primary provisions (1) banning medical care for minors for “gender […]
In Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, the Sixth Circuit upheld an Ohio school district’s policies, which prohibited intentional use of non-preferred pronouns, against a free speech challenge. This ruling will have important implications not only for districts with similar anti-harassment requirements, but also for administrators interested in the parameters of student free speech. […]
Summary: On June 17, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued an Order enjoining the Department of Education’s new rule on Title IX in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia. Specifically, the Department of Education is “enjoined and restrained” from “implementing, enacting [or] enforcing” the […]
