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Apr 19, 2023
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Cooley v. Foreman AKA Afroman (amicus)

The Adams County Sheriff searched Afroman's house. He made some music videos from the security footage, calling out the officers for their behavior. Now the officers are suing. Afroman's music and commentary are protected by the First Amendment.
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Mar 20, 2023
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State ex rel. DeBlase v. Ohio Ballot Board

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Feb 07, 2023
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Coopwood v. County of Wayne (amicus)

The Michigan District Court held that a prisoner’s lack of cognitive capacity to access the grievance process does not make it unavailable, and so it dismissed her PRLA lawsuit for failure to exhaust. The underlying facts are horrific. The issue on appeal is the exhaustion of administrative remedies
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Feb 07, 2023
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In re: Shahani Children (amicus)

Ohio lags behind other states in denying legal standing to unmarried, non-biological parents. Many states have abandoned biological interpretations of “parent” in shared parenting statutes, while others have adopted “de-facto parent” doctrines to allow same-sex couples to establish parentage claims.
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Feb 07, 2023
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Doe No. 1, et al. v. Bethel Local School District Board of Education, et al.

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Nov 07, 2022
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Soto v. Siekfer (amicus)

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Nov 07, 2022
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Preterm-Cleveland, et al. v. Yost, et al.

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Aug 24, 2022
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It's Okay to Be a Unicorn! (no litigation)

Shortly before Jason Tharp visited a Buckeye Valley elementary school to present It's Okay to Be a Unicorn, he was told not to read the book due to complaints of a perceived pro-LGBT message. Viewpoint discrimination of reading materials is a violation of students' 1st Amendment rights.
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Jul 22, 2022
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State v. Urbanek (amicus)

Mr. Urbanek’s illegal voting conviction is inconsistent with federal voting rights. HAVA requires that states allow a voter to complete a provisional ballot when their registration status or eligibility cannot be verified immediately. That's what he did.
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Apr 19, 2023
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Apr 19, 2023

Cooley v. Foreman AKA Afroman (amicus)

The Adams County Sheriff searched Afroman's house. He made some music videos from the security footage, calling out the officers for their behavior. Now the officers are suing. Afroman's music and commentary are protected by the First Amendment.
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Mar 20, 2023
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Mar 20, 2023

State ex rel. DeBlase v. Ohio Ballot Board

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Feb 07, 2023
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Feb 07, 2023

Coopwood v. County of Wayne (amicus)

The Michigan District Court held that a prisoner’s lack of cognitive capacity to access the grievance process does not make it unavailable, and so it dismissed her PRLA lawsuit for failure to exhaust. The underlying facts are horrific. The issue on appeal is the exhaustion of administrative remedies
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Feb 07, 2023
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Feb 07, 2023

In re: Shahani Children (amicus)

Ohio lags behind other states in denying legal standing to unmarried, non-biological parents. Many states have abandoned biological interpretations of “parent” in shared parenting statutes, while others have adopted “de-facto parent” doctrines to allow same-sex couples to establish parentage claims.
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Feb 07, 2023
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Feb 07, 2023

Doe No. 1, et al. v. Bethel Local School District Board of Education, et al.

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Nov 07, 2022
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Nov 07, 2022

Soto v. Siekfer (amicus)

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Nov 07, 2022
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Nov 07, 2022

Preterm-Cleveland, et al. v. Yost, et al.

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Aug 24, 2022
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Aug 24, 2022

It's Okay to Be a Unicorn! (no litigation)

Shortly before Jason Tharp visited a Buckeye Valley elementary school to present It's Okay to Be a Unicorn, he was told not to read the book due to complaints of a perceived pro-LGBT message. Viewpoint discrimination of reading materials is a violation of students' 1st Amendment rights.
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Jul 22, 2022
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Jul 22, 2022

State v. Urbanek (amicus)

Mr. Urbanek’s illegal voting conviction is inconsistent with federal voting rights. HAVA requires that states allow a voter to complete a provisional ballot when their registration status or eligibility cannot be verified immediately. That's what he did.
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