Ohio Supreme Court rules to deny release of Governor DeWine's Super Bowl trip expenses

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled to deny the release of Governor Mike DeWine's travel records and security expenses for his trip to Super Bowl LVI in 2022.
According to Court News Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Ohio Department of Public Safety used the 2022 Super Bowl travel and expense records to develop other plans to protect the governor.
The court stated that information regarding past events is considered non-public security records if the agency provides evidence that it uses the information for future security planning purposes.
This was prompted by a request from the Cincinnati Enquirer to compel the release of the travel and expense records of troopers and staff attending the game with DeWine.
Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy, as well as Justices Patrick Fischer and Joseph Deters and 10th District Court of Appeals Judge Betsy Luper Schuster, voted in favor of the ruling.
Meanwhile, Justices Michael Donnelly, Melody Stewart, and Jennifer Brunner voted against this ruling, stating that the Enquirer only asked for financial records and that OSP does not "directly use" that information to protect and maintain security.