The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to quash a New Jersey attorney general’s subpoena demanding First Choice Women’s Resource Centers turn over the private and constitutionally protected information of its donors. The Buckeye Institute argues “the issuance of this subpoena—even if it is ultimately quashed—severely chills First Amendment rights because individuals will now fear that their charitable contributions to organizations engaged in controversial issues will be subjected to…possible…retaliation.”

The Buckeye Institute filed its third amicus brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Bowling v. DeWine, urging the court to hear the case (again) and affirm that Ohio’s Cooperation Statute does not require the governor to accept federal money every time it is offered. “By hearing Bowling v. DeWine again, the Ohio Supreme Court has the opportunity to make clear Ohio’s Cooperation Statute does not require the governor to accept every federal dollar offered.”

The Buckeye Institute won another legal victory, this time for Beth Queen, a science teacher in Poland, Ohio, and Buckeye’s client in Queen v. NEA. Immediately after The Buckeye Institute filed the case, the Ohio Education Association agreed to settle the dispute to Ms. Queen’s satisfaction. “With this settlement, the OEA properly recognized Ms. Queen’s claims and avoided costly and protracted litigation for all involved.”

The Buckeye Institute commented on the newly released jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “In a concerning sign, Ohio’s unemployment rate increased to five percent in July, and the labor force participation rate fell to 62.6 percent, indicating that Ohioans looking for work are not finding jobs. While the national job market is still performing better than Ohio’s, July’s national jobs report also saw a climbing unemployment rate and falling labor force participation rate.” 

Due to The Buckeye Institute’s unrelenting defense of the U.S. and Ohio constitutions, the Champaign County Agriculture Society Board has rescinded its unconstitutional policy that banned firearms on county fairgrounds. Buckeye’s efforts to overturn this constitutional violation started in January 2025 and culminated in a victory for all those visiting the county fairgrounds. “This victory is for all those visiting the county fairgrounds who can now freely exercise their constitutional rights while enjoying a uniquely American tradition.”

In public comments, The Buckeye Institute urged the U.S. EPA to ensure Americans have access to reliable energy sources and repeal its impractical emission standards for new and existing power plants. In its comments, The Buckeye Institute: 1) outlines how the EPA’s unworkable emission standards threaten the availability of reliable and affordable electricity, and 2) offers an impact analysis that is grounded in feasibility, measurable outcomes, and realistic compliance outcomes. 

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Diemert v. City of Seattle, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to look to Justice John Marshall Harlan’s dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson and his expansive view of the 14th Amendment to end discriminatory workplace equity initiatives, which violate the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. “By recognizing the wisdom in Justice Harlan’s Plessy dissent, this court can move us towards the color-blind Constitution and the America that Harlan envisioned.”

The Buckeye Institute commented after Attorney General Dave Yost filed Ohio’s notice of appeal in Columbus City School District v. Ohio, defending the constitutionality of Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program. “As one of Ohio’s earliest school choice leaders, The Buckeye Institute has long stood for putting students first, and we fully support Ohio’s elected leaders in their strong defense of a vital program that serves more than 100,000 students and their families across the state.”

As Governor Mike DeWine’s Property Tax Reform Working Group begins its work, The Buckeye Institute outlined 10 specific recommendations to reform local government and reduce the soaring property tax burden afflicting Ohio homeowners. “Tough choices are needed…, and The Buckeye Institute’s work offers the Property Tax Reform Working Group a roadmap to real reform that will lower property taxes while maintaining critical local government services.”
 

The Buckeye Institute filed its appeal brief in Sheldon v. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) with Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals, calling on the court to reverse the lower court’s dismissal of the case and end the union’s wage theft practices. The Buckeye Institute represents Matthew Sheldon of Carrollton, Ohio, in Sheldon v. OAPSE—one of seven union wage theft cases brought by The Buckeye Institute. Stay up-to-date on Sheldon v. OAPSE at: BuckeyeInstitute.org/SheldonvOAPSE.