1851 Center Files Challenge to Ohio Smoking Ban and Seizure of Tavern
COLUMBUS - The Buckeye Institute's 1851 Center for Constitutional Law yesterday filed a legal action challenging the constitutionality and enforcement of the Ohio smoking ban. Filed on behalf of the Columbus tavern Zeno's, the action also seeks an injunction to prevent the Ohio Attorney General...
Buckeye Institute Sample Language Used for Estate Tax Repeal
COLUMBUS - The Buckeye Institute's 1851 Center drafted language for an initiated statute amendment to eliminate Ohio's estate tax that was adopted by Citizens United to End Ohio's Estate Tax. On Friday the Attorney General approved the language for the group to begin collecting the signatures...
1851 Center Joins in Filing Amicus in Free Speech Case
The Buckeye Institute's 1851 Center for Constitutional Law Monday joined in filing an amicus brief in SpeechNow.org v. FEC with the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
1851 Center Files Amicus In Supreme Court Slots Case
The 1851 Center Friday filed an amicus brief in LetOhioVote.org v. Brunner with the Ohio Supreme Court. The legal center's filing supports a public vote on video slot machines at Ohio horse race tracks.
1851 Center Advises House Committee Modifying Mortgage Contracts Unconstitutional
The Buckeye Institute's 1851 Center for Constitutional Law today advised members of an Ohio House committee that passage of HB 3, the "Home Foreclosure Prevention Act," would violate the Ohio Constitution, raise interest rates on home loans, and be the subject of a legal challenge.
Proposed Toledo Community Schools Regulation Violates Ohio Constitution
The Buckeye Institute's 1851 Center for Constitutional Law today notified the City of Toledo Plan Commission that its proposed Minimum School Facility Requirements (MSFR) zoning regulation violates the Ohio Constitution. If approved, the Institute's legal center will pursue legal action against the city.
Raid on Family's Home and Organic Food Co-Op Challenged
Columbus - The Buckeye Institute's 1851 Center for Constitutional Law today took legal action against the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Lorain County Health Department for violating the constitutional rights of John and Jacqueline Stowers of LaGrange, Ohio. The Stowers operate an...
Buckeye Institute's Fight for an Uncorrupted Vote: Miller v. ACORN
By David Hansen, posted November 18, 2008
On October 14, the Buckeye Institute filed a state RICO action against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) on behalf of two Warren County voters.
Buckeye Institute Files State Rico Action Against ACORN
COLUMBUS - The Buckeye Institute, a Columbus-based think tank, today filed a state RICO action against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) on behalf of two Warren County voters. The action filed in Warren County Court of Common Pleas alleges ACORN has engaged...
