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.
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.
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.