September 2021, the judge unsealed remarks Allyn D. Gibson made on his Facebook account from 2012 to 2017 in which he expressed resentment of being accused of racism and made disparaging remarks about a large portion of the local black community. These posts were not offered or allowed as evidence at trial. The Gibsons' legal defense argued that since Oberlin College attorneys did not attempt to introduce the Facebook posts as evidence, they "waived any argument that these materials were admissible." On April 1, 2022, the Ninth Ohio District Court of Appeals dismissed Oberlin College's appeal. In a unanimous decision, the three judge panel upheld the jury verdict that Oberlin College defamed, inflicted distress, and illegally interfered with the bakery. The damages were capped by Ohio state law at $25 million in total damages, in place of the jury's original verdict of $11.1 million in compensatory and $33.2 million in punitive damages. Oberlin was also ordered to pay $6.3 million in attorney's fees to the bakery. Oberlin College sought review by the Supreme Court of Ohio on May 13, 2022, and later moved to stay enforcement of the $31.3 million award and fees. The Court granted Oberlin College's motion for stay while it considered the parties' briefs but declined to accept jurisdiction on August 30, 2022, on a 4-3 ruling: Chief Justice O'Connor and Justices Kennedy, Fischer and DeWine declined jurisdiction, while Justices Donnelly, Stewart, and Brunner JJ. dissented. Oberlin College published a statement expressing disappointment in the Supreme Court's decision not to review the jury verdict or the evidential and procedural rulings of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. The bakery's counsel praised the decision and told reporters "Oberlin tried to frame this case with claims and issues that weren’t on trial. This has never been a case about a student's First Amendment rights. Individuals' reputations should never be sacrificed at a false altar of free speech." Payment On September 8, 2022, Oberlin College announced that the Trustees had determined the college "would not pursue the matter further" and had agreed to pay Gibson's Bakery the sum of $36.59 million representing the judgement with interest. In December 2022, Gibson's Bakery received $36.59 million from Oberlin College, all of the money owed to it. "This matter has been painful for everyone", said the college, "we hope that the end of the litigation will begin the healing of our entire