2022 Ohio Supreme Court Decisions on the Ohio Constitution Added to the Website Along with a Pipeline Chart on Pending Cases Involving Issues under the Ohio Constitution

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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 […]

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Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Challenge to the Constitutionality of the Reagan Tokes Act Is Ripe for Judicial Review in a Direct Appeal of the Initial Sentence

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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

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Ohio Supreme Court Addresses the Standards for Appellate Review of Excessive Bail Claims in DuBose v. McGuffey

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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

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Upcoming OSBA Program on The Importance of the Ohio Constitution.

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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

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With Almost 60,000 Words, Ohio Now Has the Ninth Longest State Constitution

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According to the most recently issued edition of Book of the States, the number of words in the Ohio Constitution has increased to 59,858, and Ohio now has the ninth longest state constitution in the nation. See General Information on State Constitutions, Book of the States, 2021 (Table 1.3). [General Information on State Constitutions] The

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OCN Is Back

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After a period of hiatus, Ohio Constitution News (OCN) is back, and new items will be posted periodically.   Ohio Constitution News is a blog that tracks developments relating to the Ohio Constitution, including Ohio Supreme Court cases, ballot initiatives, state legislation, lectures, and seminars. The blog also reports on new material added to the

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OSBA Program on Importance of the Ohio Constitution

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On Monday, October 7, 2019, in the afternoon, the Ohio State Bar Association will be sponsoring a program on The Importance of the Ohio Constitution.  The program, which was organized by Cleveland-Marshall Dean Emeritus & Professor Emeritus Steven H. Steinglass, will be held in Columbus at OSBA headquarters, and will be simulcast in Cleveland and Fairfield

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Surge in Voting Will Make Ohio Constitutional and Statutory Initiatives More Difficult

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The surge in voter turnout for Ohio’s 2018 gubernatorial election will make it more difficult for Ohio voters to use both the constitutional initiative and the statutory initiative. Under Ohio’s direct constitutional initiative, amendment proponents must submit a petition with valid signatures from 10% of the voters in the most recent gubernatorial election. For the

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