Cleveland v. Ohio

Written By Adam Polaski

Amicus Briefs

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Cleveland v. Ohio (OH Supreme Court): Amicus Brief by the Campaign to Defend Local Solutions et al.
Cleveland v. Ohio (OH Supreme Court): Amicus Brief by the Campaign to Defend Local Solutions et al.

Amicus brief submitted in support of Cleveland, arguing the enactment of Cleveland’s Fannie Lewis local hire law was an exercise of the city’s police powers, that the state law prohibiting Ohio municipalities from adopting local hire requirements violates Ohio’s Home Rule doctrine, and that the state’s attempt to preempt Cleveland’s local hire law is part of a troubling nationwide assault on Home Rule.

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Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Appeals): Amicus Brief by the Campaign to Defend Local Solutions et al.
Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Appeals): Amicus Brief by the Campaign to Defend Local Solutions et al.

Amicus brief submitted in support of Cleveland, arguing that the state law prohibiting Ohio municipalities from adopting local hire requirements violates Ohio’s Home Rule doctrine and is part of a troubling nationwide assault on Home Rule.

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Other Legal Documents

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Cleveland v. Ohio (OH Supreme Court): Merits Brief by the City of Cleveland
Cleveland v. Ohio (OH Supreme Court): Merits Brief by the City of Cleveland

Brief filed by the City of Cleveland arguing that the city’s enactment of the Fannie Lewis local hire law was an exercise of police power and that a state law limiting the authority of Ohio cities to enact local hire laws violates the state constitution’s prohibition against special laws.

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Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Common Pleas): Decision
Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Common Pleas): Decision

Ohio Court of Common Pleas Decision granting a permanent injunction on Ohio’s enforcement of a law prohibiting municipalities from adopting local hire ordinances, holding that the state law unconstitutionally infringed on Cleveland’s Home Rule powers.

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Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Common Pleas): Complaint
Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Common Pleas): Complaint

Complaint filed by Cleveland seeking to invalidate an Ohio law that would preempt municipal local hire requirements, arguing that the state law violates the Home Rule powers of Ohio municipalities.

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