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The Ohio Supreme Court holds that "the Ohio Constitution is a document of independent force," however. Ohio courts are free to grant Ohioans greater rights than those afforded under federal law. [11] Additionally, the Ohio Constitution contains several rights not found in the U.S. Constitution.
These changes are intended to make the Ohio Constitution a more stable instrument for guiding the state. Letter: Issue 1 would make Ohio Constitution a more stable instrument to guide state Skip ...
Jefferson's letter entered American jurisprudence in the 1878 Mormon polygamy case Reynolds v. U.S., in which Stephen Johnson Field cited Jefferson's "Letter to the Danbury Baptists" to state that "Congress was deprived of all legislative power over mere opinion, but was left free to reach actions which were in violation of social duties or ...
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Section 15.11 is a provision in the Ohio Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. [2] Approved as a constitutional amendment in 2004 under the name of "Issue One", it received support from 61.7% of voters.
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The allowance of voter-led initiatives was written into the constitution by the Initiative and Referendum Process Amendment of 1912, [3] and since then, the official system for proposing additional amendments in this way was as follows: (1): A petition must be filed with 1,000 initial signatures, and approved by the Ohio Ballot Board.
The primary author of the Privileges or Immunities Clause was Congressman John Bingham of Ohio. The common historical view is that Bingham's primary inspiration, at least for his initial prototype of this Clause, was the Privileges and Immunities Clause in Article Four of the United States Constitution, [1] [2] which provided that "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges ...