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Hyman v. Lewis (amicus)
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League of Women Voters of Ohio, et al. v. Ohio Redistricting Commission
This is a Section 6 challenge of the Ohio state district maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission.
Novak v. City of Parma, et al. (amicus)
Parody is inherently provocative and often political, but is clearly protected speech. Any state law that is applied to criminalize such speech violates the First Amendment
Wernert, et al. v. Ohio Parole Board
In 1978 the US Supreme Court found Ohio's death penalty process unconstitutional. Individuals who had previously been sentenced to death were resentenced, often to life with the possibility of parole. The Ohio Parole Board has a practice of denying these people parole, regardless of circumstance.