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Lindenbaum v. Realgy, LLC (amicus)

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Wood v. Eubanks (amicus)

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State v. Foreman (amicus)

Under the prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment and Article I § 9 of the Ohio Constitution, it is unlawful to prosecute a person for the status or condition of being a “drug user.” Yet, Kelly Foreman was convicted of felony possession for her status as a drug user
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State v. O'Malley (amicus)

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Petitt v. Morrow, et al.

Nick Petitt filmed a Columbus Police SWAT team from his porch. Officers then entered onto Mr. Petitt’s property unlawfully, attacked him, arrested him, and seized his phone, in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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Feb 12, 2021
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Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region v. Yost

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Sep 24, 2020
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Troutman v. Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (amicus)

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League of Women Voters of Ohio, et al. v. LaRose

Ohio’s scheme of matching voters’ signatures on absentee ballot applications and on return envelopes containing absentee ballots is unconstitutional because it denies voters sufficient opportunity to learn about and correct alleged mismatches.
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Sep 24, 2020
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A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al. v. LaRose

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Mar 18, 2021
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Lindenbaum v. Realgy, LLC (amicus)

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Mar 12, 2021
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Wood v. Eubanks (amicus)

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Feb 12, 2021
  • Drug Policy

State v. Foreman (amicus)

Under the prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment and Article I § 9 of the Ohio Constitution, it is unlawful to prosecute a person for the status or condition of being a “drug user.” Yet, Kelly Foreman was convicted of felony possession for her status as a drug user
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Feb 12, 2021

State v. O'Malley (amicus)

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Feb 12, 2021
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Petitt v. Morrow, et al.

Nick Petitt filmed a Columbus Police SWAT team from his porch. Officers then entered onto Mr. Petitt’s property unlawfully, attacked him, arrested him, and seized his phone, in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region v. Yost

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Troutman v. Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (amicus)

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Sep 24, 2020

League of Women Voters of Ohio, et al. v. LaRose

Ohio’s scheme of matching voters’ signatures on absentee ballot applications and on return envelopes containing absentee ballots is unconstitutional because it denies voters sufficient opportunity to learn about and correct alleged mismatches.
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A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al. v. LaRose

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