The Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on January 14, 2015 on whether Cleveland’s 2% municipal income tax on professional sports players from visiting teams violates the player’s Equal Protection rights under the U.S. and Ohio Constitutions. See Hillenmeyer v. City of Cleveland Board of Review, Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 2014-0285. The City of […]
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of the Second District’s decision in Haight v. Cheap Escape Co., 2014-Ohio-2447. This case held that by adopting the language of Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution, Ohio voters intended to abolish the minimum wage exemptions contained in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act
In Haight v. Cheap Escape Co., 2014-Ohio-2447, the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals held that outside salespeople paid on commission were employees as defined by Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution. This section states: As used in this section: “employer,” “employee,” “employ,” “person” and “independent contractor” have the same meanings as under
The Ohio Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on two cases concerning juveniles and the Ohio Constitution. Quarterman v. State deals with the mandatory transfer of 16 and 17 year olds for certain firearm violations. In State v. Mole, the issue is whether an Ohio statute imposing criminal penalties on a police officer for
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The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal and cross-appeal of a Tenth District Court of Appeals ruling ordering that the trial court must conduct a hearing as to whether an Ohio Budget Bill, Am. Sub. H. B. No. 153 , 129th General Assembly violated the One Subject Rule of the Ohio Constitution, because it
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The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments today in an appeal filed by Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. and City of Toledo concerning the constitutionality of administrative hearings for traffic camera tickets. Argument Video. Oral Argument Preview Docket for Supreme Court Case No. 2013-1277
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Ohio Civil Service Employees Association and ProgressOhio sued the State of Ohio, asserting that the Budget Bill, Am. Sub. H. B. No. 153 , 129th General Assembly, violated the One Subject Rule of the Ohio Constitution because it included a prison privatization measure. The Franklin County Common Pleas Court granted the State’s motion to dismiss the complaint.
The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments today (oral argument video) concerning whether it violates the Ohio Constitution when a court orders bail requiring that 10 percent of the amount be paid in cash, and prohibits a defendant from posting a surety bond for the full amount. Section 9 of Article I of the Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court denied the writ of mandamus requested by six Republican legislators and Cleveland Right to Life, requesting that the Supreme Court halt the Controlling Board’s approval of funding for medicaid expansion to cover the new group of beneficiaries created by the federal PPACA. The Court found that the relators did not show
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The Ohio Supreme Court accepted an appeal filed by Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. and City of Toledo concerning the constitutionality of administrative hearings for traffic camera tickets. See Docket for Supreme Court Case No. 2013-1277 See our prior post Does Administrative Hearing of Traffic Camera Tickets Usurp Muni Court Powers and Violate the Ohio Constitution?
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