The Ohio Supreme Court sided with the city of Columbus over the Columbus Dispatch, agreeing that a state statute meant to protect the identities of crime victims can apply to on-duty police officers.

The Columbus Dispatch sued last year to release the names of eight officers who responded to a July 2023 Hilliard bank robbery. These officers' names were kept confidential by the city under Marsy's Law. The law was passed as a constitutional amendment by voters in 2017, to give broad protections to crime victims.

Justice Patrick DeWine authored the majority opinion — published Tuesday — with Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy and Justices Joseph T. Deters, Daniel R. Hawkins and Megan E. Shanahan joining him. Justice Jennifer Brunner and Patrick Fischer wrote separate opinions that concur

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