Attorney General Dave Yost today announced his pick for Ohio’s 12th solicitor general, the state’s top attorney for appeals in state and federal courts.
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A Lima Native and former Assistant Allen County Prosecutor Sheila Willamowski Boehner was sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar during a US Supreme Court session on April 29th. She is still very active with the Allen County Bar Association.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 25 other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure that parents have the final say in their children’s education and religious upbringing.
August 22, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a federal rule that forces states and power plants to comply with “unrealistic” and “unlawful” regulations targeting air pollution. In a filing with the court, Yost and the attorney general of Kansas oppose a recent Environmental Protection Agency rule that gives coal-fired power plants an ultimatum: Capture and store 90% of carbon emissions or shut down within eight years.
Ohio's top Republican lawmakers are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court on how the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on the drawing of the congressional districts in the state. Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, Ohio Speaker of the House Bob Cupp and two other ranking Republican members of the state legislature filed an appeal with the nation's highest court about the rejection of the congressional map. The lawmakers said in a statement that, "The 4-3 decision of the Ohio Supreme Court encroached on this legislative authority in multiple ways and that action deserves to be tested in the U.S. Supreme Court." The Ohio Supreme Court twice rejected the Congressional map saying that the drawing of the 15 Congressional districts favored the Republican party in both cases. The map that is being used for the November General Election was one state lawmakers approved in March. The Ohio Supreme Court also rejected the drawing of the Ohio house and senate maps five times with the same ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court will have to choose to hear the case for it to move forward.
Ohio’s Heartbeat bill took effect on Friday, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade. The state’s abortion ban was passed three years ago, but the federal courts blocked the bill from taking effect in the state. Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court reversal of the 1973 decision that made abortion access a constitutional right, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a motion to immediately dissolve that court’s injunction.
A bill to legalize sports betting in Ohio is headed to the governor after years of legislative wrangling. The bipartisan legislation creates three types of licenses to be overseen by the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The legislation approved this week would create licenses governing mobile wagering, gambling in brick-and-mortar operations, and bars and restaurants with gaming kiosks. The legislation, which Republican Governor Mike DeWine has said he'll sign, could cover college and professional sports with final rules set by the casino control commission. The Ohio measure is the result of negotiations that began after the U.S. Supreme Court said in 2018 that states can approve sports betting.
U.S. Senator Rob Portman recently discussed his approval with President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve the U.S. Supreme Court. Last Wednesday night, Portman took the Senate floor to talk about Barrett and his belief that she would be a great fit for the supreme court.
We caught up with State Sen. Matt Huffman to talk about how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on if public funding will support private schools, and will it affect Ohio. In short, Huffman says that it won't. Ohio has no such law like the one in Montana that prevented government money to be used for religious school education. Ohio has a program in place called Edchoice Scholarship Program. It gives students in certain areas scholarships to attend private school if they choose. Huffman believes the choice of schooling should be with the family of the child. He says the more choices, the more competitive schools have to be to get better.
Back on May 13th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving faithless electors in the Electoral College, and if they are bound by their state's law to vote for the candidate who has the popular will of that state, or if electors can vote independently.