From time to time, OCN will post Ohio Constitutional Stories. These will include information about important Ohio constitutional cases and issues about which most people are unaware. The first of these postings is about the origin of judicial review in Ohio. The Origin of Judicial Review in Ohio Every law student, every lawyer, and most members […]
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During 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court decided 23 cases that implicated directly or indirectly the Ohio Constitution. Some of these cases had detailed opinions addressing the Ohio Constitution while others only mentioned the Ohio Constitution in passing. And some cases declined to reach the state constitutional issue. These cases (and others back to 2000) are
Ohio Supreme Court Decides 23 Cases Involving the Ohio Constitution in 2023 Read Post »
Have you ever wanted to access the Ohio Constitution on your cell phone or tablet? You can now do so with the Ohio Constitution App, which is available without charge. To get this App, go to the Apple App Store, search “Ohio Constitution,” and download the free user-friendly App. You can also obtain an Android
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With the approval by Ohio voters of the Reproductive Rights (formally titled “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety”) Amendment on November 7, 2023, see Ohio Const. Art. I, sec. 22, Ohio crossed a significant threshold and now has more than 60,100 words in its oft-amended constitution, the 1851 Ohio Constitution.
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December in even-numbered years is a busy time for the Ohio Supreme Court as it rushes to decide argued cases before the biennial change in the membership of the court, and December 2022 was no exception. In December, the court decided 20 cases that directly or indirectly involved the Ohio Constitution. These and other state
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The Court Decisions involving Ohio constitutional issues has been updated to include the balance of cases through the end of October 2022. In addition, the Pipeline has been updated, effective November 1, 2022, to reflect cases pending before the Ohio Supreme Court that involve issues under the Ohio Constitution.
The website has been updated to include the 2022 decisions of the Ohio Supreme Court involving the Ohio Constitution, including the 2022 redistricting cases. The cases include links to the decision and to the court’s docket. In addition, a new feature, a Pipeline Chart, is now included on the website. The chart, which includes links to
Ohio courts are not bound by the case or controversy requirements of Article III of the U.S. Constitution in determining whether cases in the Ohio courts are justiciable, but they are free to look to federal principles in developing state justiciability requirements, including the ripeness requirement. Under the Reagan Tokes Law, O.R.C. 2967.271, which became
Unlike the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provides, in part, that “excessive bail shall not be required,” Article I, sec, 9, of the Ohio Constitution provides not only that “[e]xcessive bail shall not be required” but also that there is an affirmative or positive (but qualified) right to bail: “A person shall be
The Ohio State Bar Association is sponsoring its fourth annual program on The Importance of the Ohio Constitution: Who Decides? Constitutional Rights in Criminal and Civil Cases. The seminar is scheduled for the afternoon of Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Ohio State Bar Association, 1700 Lake Shore Drive, Columbus 43204. This year’s program
Upcoming OSBA Program on The Importance of the Ohio Constitution. Read Post »