The Buckeye Institute filed its brief asking the Ohio Supreme Court to accept jurisdiction in DuPuis v. AFSCME, and either hold it pending the court’s decision in Sheldon v. OAPSE or consolidate it with Sheldon—one of The Buckeye Institute’s other cases seeking to end union wage theft practices that is pending Ohio Supreme Court review. “In Sheldon, Vanderveer, and DuPuis, only the Ohio Supreme Court can decide whether Ohio’s courthouse doors are open to Ohioans wishing to bring cases to stop union wage theft.” 

The Buckeye Institute filed its amicus brief in Beaird v. United States, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Stinson v. United States and restore the limits Congress placed on the U.S. Sentencing Commission. In its brief, The Buckeye Institute argues that the court should eliminate Stinson deference, which has elevated the commentary portion of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines to the equivalent of binding law, something Congress did not authorize.

The Buckeye Institute commented on the May 2026 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “While Ohio’s unemployment rate is significantly lower than the national average of 4.3 percent, the gradual decline in the labor force participation rate remains a concern as unemployed workers leave the job market.” Buckeye urged lawmakers to “cut government spending to sustain economic growth and put more money in the pockets of Ohioans.”

The Buckeye Institute filed its fifth amicus brief in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Blanche, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review and combine this case with National Small Business United v. Bessent, and overturn the Corporate Transparency Act—an Orwellian federal surveillance program of small businesses. “The Corporate Transparency Act is a sweeping, ill-advised, and misleadingly-named law that gives the federal government power to collect private information on small business owners.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Select Committee on Data Centers. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a senior research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, noted that “legitimate constituent concerns about data center proliferation cannot be ignored,” but reminded lawmakers what is at stake for Ohio and the country and urged them to adopt policies that will secure “America’s digital infrastructure and win[ ] the race for advanced computing technology.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Education Committee on the policies in Ohio Senate Bill 311, which will make school choice more accessible by transforming unused vacant schools into centers of learning. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a senior research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, praised lawmakers for their efforts to expand school choice, but noted that “those opportunities diminish when schools cannot physically open, expand, or operate in communities where demand exists.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Energy Committee on Ohio House Bill 646, which will set policy to govern data center development in Ohio. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a senior research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, outlined how critical data centers are to Ohio’s economic development and the future of manufacturing, healthcare systems, university research, national defense, cybersecurity, communications, and financial markets.

The Buckeye Institute submitted testimony to the Ohio Senate Energy Committee on Ohio Senate Concurrent Resolution 20, which calls on Congress to expedite energy production. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a senior research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, noted that Ohio “continues to attract new advanced manufacturing firms, cloud computing companies, semiconductor plants, and digital storage centers” that help the United States “maintain its technological advantage.” As these industries “come online,” their “demand for energy is outpacing current supply.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Transportation Committee on the policy in Ohio House Bill 814, which sets up a process to end the burdensome E-Check program. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a senior research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, called for an end to E-Check in the affected counties—Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit—noting that the region has “demonstrate[ed] a 40 percent reduction in air pollutants over the past five years.”

The Buckeye Institute filed its merit brief in Sheldon v. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE), calling on the Ohio Supreme Court to open Ohio’s courthouse doors to Ohioans fighting to end union wage theft. The Buckeye Institute was supported in its case by several nationally recognized public policy and legal groups that filed briefs in favor of Buckeye’s client, Matthew Sheldon.