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Justice Pat DeWine on Interpreting the Ohio Constitution

A forthcoming paper from a Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court on constitutional interpretation in Ohio.

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Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides

The Ohio Supreme Court says consumers can't expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones

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Ohio S. Ct. Vacates Order Sealing Documents at Defendant's Behest in Alleged Child Rape Case

The defendant had alleged that he, his family, and his lawyer had been threatened by the public, but the Ohio Supreme Court concluded that the trial court wasn't given adequate evidence to justify sealing.

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Ohio Supreme Court Race Centers On Abortion Rights

Ohio's upcoming primary election is crucial for shifting the balance of power on the state's supreme court, with abortion emerging as a key issue. Democrat...

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SCOTUS takes up second Chevron case, bump stock ban challenge

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Ohio intends to keep enforcing its strict abortion law

Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state’s lawyer about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of resuming enforcement of a ban on abortion except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy

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Ohio wants to resume enforcing its abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

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Ahead of Ohio abortion vote, a court says some ballot language is misleading, must be rewritten

The Ohio Supreme Court says a portion of the description of a ballot question enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution is misleading

The Independent UK

Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking

The Ohio Attorney General's Office has rejected petition language for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking Ohio’s troubled system for drawing political maps

The Independent UK

Police Officer's Defamation Suit Over Claims That Circled-Finger Sign Was "White Supremacist" Dismissed

There's finally a substantive decision in Olthaus v. Niesen, the case in which I argued before the Ohio Supreme Court challenging a pretrial prior restraint on defendant's publishing plaintiff's name, and in which my invaluable pro bono counsel Jeffrey M. Nye (Stagnaro, Saba & Patterson) argued on my behalf challenging…

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Fifth Circuit declines to apply Chevron deference in bump stock ruling

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EXPLAINER: What's ahead for Ohio's unsettled political maps?

The election contests of 2022 may have been held and decided, but Ohio’s political maps remain far from settled

The Independent UK

Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Deference to Agency Statutory Interpretations

A new opinion concludes Ohio courts need not defer to agency interpretations. The justices are not unanimous, but no justice writes in favor of deference.

Reason

A Pivotal Pick for the Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's appointment to the Supreme Court will dertermine the orientation of the Ohio Supreme Court.

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The Daily Brew, November 9, 2022: A morning dose of election results

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 9, Brew.

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After Supreme Court Ruling, States Grapple With How To Define an Excessive Fine

The Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in Timbs v. Indiana revived the Excessive Fines Clause. Now state courts have to come up with tests to determine what's excessive.

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Union Station: School counselor appeals grievance representation challenge to Ohio Supreme Court

Attorneys from The Buckeye Institute filed an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of a school guidance counselor who was not allowed under an exclusive collective bargaining agreement to use her own lawyer in a dispute with the school district.

Reason

Cleveland Police Use of Force Reports Are Generally Public Records, Available to the Public

From State ex rel. Standifer v. City of Cleveland, decided Thursday by the Ohio Supreme Court: Cleveland's General Police Order 2.01.05 … requires that a UOF [Use of Force] report be prepared whenever a Cleveland police officer uses force rising to [a sufficient level] in the course of the officer's…

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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Expresses Doubt About Appellate Decisions About History in Second Amendment Cases

But wouldn't the arguments in the dissent equally cast doubt on all historical analysis in constitutional cases, or even statutory or common-law cases?

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Checks and Balances- August 2022

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113 statewide ballot measures certified for the ballot, including new firearms measure in Oregon

Welcome to the Thursday, July 21, Brew.

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Ohio Supreme Court overturns state’s congressional district boundaries; map to still be used for 2022 elections

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on July 19, 2022, that the congressional district boundaries that the Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted on March 2 were unconstitutional. Since the state’s 2022 primary elections were held on May 3 using the overturned districts, this year’s congressional elections will take place using the…

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Court rejects Ohio GOP gerrymander

Ohio Supreme Court strikes down map that was already used to hold primaries in May

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 30

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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Will Tonight's Capitol Riot Hearing Deliver Bombshells or Be Another Dud?

Plus: Families sue over Texas directive on care for transgender kids, teleworker taxes will come before Ohio Supreme Court, and more...

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