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Federal appeals court rules Libertarian party has no right to representation on Ohio Elections Commission

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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday ruled an Ohio state law mandating the political affiliation of members of the Ohio Elections Commission (OEC) is not unconstitutional. The District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted summary judgment for the defendants, and the LPO appealed to the circuit court.

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Justices decline to reinstate Ohio man’s attempted murder conviction

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Share The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea to reinstate an Ohio mans conviction for attempted murder. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the courts announcement that it would not intervene in the case, in an eight-page opinion joined by Justice Samuel Alito. Thomas was sharply critical of the Cincinnati-based U.S.

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US federal judge enjoins Ohio state court from withholding publication of e-filed complaints

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The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against the Clerk of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas for withholding e-filed civil complaints from public view during a “clerk review” process.

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“Boneless chicken wings can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court rules; Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that bones are a natural part of chicken so a consumer should be on guard for them — even in boneless wings”

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“Boneless chicken wings can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court rules; Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that bones are a natural part of chicken so a consumer should be on guard for them — even in boneless wings”: Laura A.

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Ohio Supreme Court rules judges not required to defer to state agency interpretations of ambiguous laws

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The Ohio Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Ohio courts do not have to defer to a state agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous law. The Ohio Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors declined to authorize TWISM Enterprises, L.L.C.

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“Ohio Supreme Court rules that Oberlin College doesn’t have to pay bakery $36 million judgment while appeals play out”

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Ohio Supreme Court rules that Oberlin College doesn’t have to pay bakery $36 million judgment while appeals play out”: Laura Hancock of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight women in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

JURIST

Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. On Wednesday morning, I walked up to an unusually quiet Supreme Court building to attend oral arguments for Ames v. Then, an unusual round of oral arguments began.