Cleveland v. Ohio
Amicus Briefs
Amicus brief submitted in support of Cleveland, arguing the enactment of Cleveland’s Fannie Lewis local hire law was an exercise of the city’s police powers, that the state law prohibiting Ohio municipalities from adopting local hire requirements violates Ohio’s Home Rule doctrine, and that the state’s attempt to preempt Cleveland’s local hire law is part of a troubling nationwide assault on Home Rule.
Amicus brief submitted in support of Cleveland, arguing that the state law prohibiting Ohio municipalities from adopting local hire requirements violates Ohio’s Home Rule doctrine and is part of a troubling nationwide assault on Home Rule.
Other Legal Documents
Brief filed by the City of Cleveland arguing that the city’s enactment of the Fannie Lewis local hire law was an exercise of police power and that a state law limiting the authority of Ohio cities to enact local hire laws violates the state constitution’s prohibition against special laws.
Ohio Court of Common Pleas Decision granting a permanent injunction on Ohio’s enforcement of a law prohibiting municipalities from adopting local hire ordinances, holding that the state law unconstitutionally infringed on Cleveland’s Home Rule powers.
Complaint filed by Cleveland seeking to invalidate an Ohio law that would preempt municipal local hire requirements, arguing that the state law violates the Home Rule powers of Ohio municipalities.
