Ohio Supreme Court Decision: Public utility tariff did not violate the Home Rule provision of the Ohio Constitution, although it conflicted with city ordinance requiring electric utility to bear costs of relocating overhead electric lines underground. In re Complaint of Reynoldsburg, 2011-Ohio-1274.
State Public Utility Tariff Not a Home Rule Violation Read Post »
Ohio voters did not approve either of these issues: Issue One – whether to hold a constitutional convention, Issue Two – Redistricting amendment. Ballot language. Cleveland.com article.
Both Ballot Issues Fail Read Post »
Federal Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. Schwartzwald, 2012 -Ohio- 5017. The Ohio Constitution provides in Article IV, Section 4(B): “The courts of common pleas and divisions thereof shall have such original jurisdiction over all justiciable matters and such powers of review of proceedings of administrative officers and agencies as may be provided by law”. Reasoning
Ohio Supreme Court case: Upheld as constitutional provisions of the state’s “Serious Youthful Offender” (SYO) statute that: 1) authorize a juvenile court to invoke (activate) the previously stayed adult portion of a blended SYO sentence based on factual findings made by a judge rather than by a jury; and 2) allow a juvenile judge to
Serious Youthful Offender Statute Constitutional Read Post »
Ohio Supreme Court case: The Due Process Clauses of the Ohio and United States Constitutions do not guarantee an indigent parent the right to appointed counsel at a civil contempt purge hearing. Liming v. Damos, 2012-Ohio-4783.
Ohio Supreme Court case: Secretary of State and Board of Elections did not violate the Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1f by certifying an initiative petition to be voted upon by the Brecksville electorate. The initiative petition proposed ordinances, which among other things, would require mayor to write a letter to state and federal legislative
Brecksville Initiative Petition Constitutional Read Post »
Ohio Supreme Court dismissed mandamus action by JobsOhio which asked the Court to rule on the constitutionality of the legislation creating JobsOhio. The court dismissed because it lacked original jurisdiction to grant a motion for a declaratory judgment. State ex rel. JobsOhio v. Goodman, 2012 -Ohio- 4425.
Supreme Court Dismisses Mandamus Action re. Constitutionality of JobsOhio Read Post »
Plain Dealer article on the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. Note that the Commission has selected public members.
Public Members Selected by Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Read Post »
CLE Held – Ohio Constitutional Law Seminar – “Shall There Be a Convention to Revise, Alter, or Amend” the Ohio Constitution.
CLE Held – Ohio Constitutional Law Seminar Read Post »
Ohio Ballot Board creates new ballot language for Issue 2 in response to the Supreme Court’s decision. Plain Dealer article. Text of the Ballot language.
Ohio Ballot Board creates new ballot language for Redistricting Initiative Petition Read Post »