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21 Court Cases

Court Case

Apr 01, 2021

State v. Philpotts (amicus)

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

State v. O'Malley (amicus)

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region v. Yost

Court Case

Nov 26, 2019

Prisoners' Rights

Mann, et al. v. ODRC

Court Case

Aug 01, 2019

Preterm, et al. v. Yost, et al.

In 2019, Ohio signed into law a "heartbeat bill" criminalizing abortions after 6 weeks after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The US Supreme Court has repeatedly and unequivocally held that, under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a state may not ban pre-viability abortions.

Court Case

Nov 16, 2018

Free Speech

State of Ohio ex rel. New Prospect Baptist Church v. Honorable Robert Ruehlman

Court Case

Jul 27, 2018

Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) et al. v. Smith et al.

Court Case

Aug 03, 2017

Women's Rights

Rotondo v. J.P. Morgan Chase

Court Case

Oct 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region et al. v. Hodges et al.

The provisions of H.B. 59 and H.B. 64 in question violate the 14th Amendment because they impose an undue burden on women’s right to terminate their pregnancies, and they violate the right to due process because they endow private parties with standardless, unreviewable authority.

Court Case

Apr 01, 2021

Court Case

Apr 01, 2021

State v. Philpotts (amicus)

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

State v. O'Malley (amicus)

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region v. Yost

Court Case

Nov 26, 2019

Court Case

Nov 26, 2019

Prisoners' Rights

Mann, et al. v. ODRC

Court Case

Aug 01, 2019

Court Case

Aug 01, 2019

Preterm, et al. v. Yost, et al.

In 2019, Ohio signed into law a "heartbeat bill" criminalizing abortions after 6 weeks after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The US Supreme Court has repeatedly and unequivocally held that, under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a state may not ban pre-viability abortions.

Court Case

Nov 16, 2018

Court Case

Nov 16, 2018

Free Speech

State of Ohio ex rel. New Prospect Baptist Church v. Honorable Robert Ruehlman

Court Case

Jul 27, 2018

Court Case

Jul 27, 2018

Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) et al. v. Smith et al.

Court Case

Aug 03, 2017

Court Case

Aug 03, 2017

Women's Rights

Rotondo v. J.P. Morgan Chase

Court Case

Oct 29, 2015

Court Case

Oct 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region et al. v. Hodges et al.

The provisions of H.B. 59 and H.B. 64 in question violate the 14th Amendment because they impose an undue burden on women’s right to terminate their pregnancies, and they violate the right to due process because they endow private parties with standardless, unreviewable authority.

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