Ohio Constitution News (OCN) is a blog that tracks developments relating to the Ohio Constitution, including Ohio Supreme Court cases, ballot initiatives, state legislation, lectures, and seminars. The blog also reports on new material added to the Ohio Constitution: Law and History website and other items of interest concerning state constitutional law and the Ohio Constitution. Developed by Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus Steven H. Steinglass and maintained by the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library, OCN is not affiliated with the Ohio Supreme Court or with the State of Ohio.
Posted in Posts on Apr 5th, 2016
The Ohio Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio on February 23rd that will increase attorney fees. Attorneys from out of state who wish to appear in Ohio courts must pay pro hac vice registration fees. These fees will increase from $150, to $300. The newly adopted […]
Posted in Ballot Initiative News on Sep 14th, 2015
ResponsibleOhio’s marijuana legalization amendment may run afoul of the Commerce Clause if the marijuana monopoly is enforced to prohibit out-of-state growers from selling marijuana in Ohio. This may be true even the federal government does not legalize marijuana. See Crain’s Cleveland Business. Monopoly on Ohio marijuana market could be cloudy issue
Posted in Ballot Initiative News on Aug 18th, 2015
Dean Emeritus Steven H. Steinglass opines that if both anti-monopoly and the “marijuana monopoly” amendments to the Ohio Constitution are passed and the anti-monopoly amendment gets more votes, the anti-monopoly amendment will completely wipe out the ResponsibleOhio “marijuana monopoly” amendment because: 1. The Anti-monopoly amendment contains the following language: If, at the general election held […]
Posted in Ballot Initiative News on Aug 13th, 2015
The Ohio Secretary of State verified that ResponsibleOhio obtained sufficient signatures for their marijuana amendment to appear on the ballot this fall. See Cleveland.com, Marijuana legalization amendment approved for Ohio’s November ballot. The proposed amendment would limit the growing of marijuana to ten sites specified in the Ohio Constitution. The ten sites are owned by […]
Posted in Ballot Initiative News on Jul 6th, 2015
House Joint Resolution 4, which would restrict amendments to the Ohio Constitution that create economic benefits in favor of certain individuals will be on the ballot this November. The resolution was passed by the necessary margin in the Ohio House and Senate. See our prior post: House Joint Resolution 4 Aims to Restrict Constitutionally Created Monopolies
Posted in Ballot Initiative News on Jun 18th, 2015
House Joint Resolution 4, introduced yesterday, would amend the Ohio Constitution to restrict amendments to the Ohio Constitution that create economic benefits in favor of certain individuals. Initiatives by the General Assembly would not face these restrictions, only initiatives by individuals. An individual or group wanting to amend the Ohio Constitution to create an economic […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jun 10th, 2015
All meetings will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. If you are interested in addressing a committee please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Bill of Rights and Voting Committee – Room 018 of the Ohio Statehouse. Possible adoption of recommendations […]
Posted in Ballot Initiative News on May 15th, 2015
Ohio Auditor David Yost presented a proposal to the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Revisions and Updating Committee to prohibit initiative petitions (proposals to amend the Ohio Constitution) that confer a benefit only to an individual or group of individuals. The proposal is a response to marijuana initiative petitions, namely, ResponsibleOhio’s initiative and Better for Ohio ‘s […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on May 13th, 2015
All meetings will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. If you are interested in addressing a committee please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Education Public Institutions, and Local Government Committee– Room 017 of the Ohio Statehouse. Presentation by Senior Policy […]
