THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ORDERS AG YOST TO SEND THE PROTECTING OHIOANS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO OHIO BALLOT BOARD
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
The Ohio Coalition To End Qualified Immunity (The OCEQI)
Date: May 30, 2024
COLUMBUS, OH - On May 29, 2024, the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to stop blocking the Protecting Ohioans’ Constitutional Rights amendment – in violation of The OCEQI’s first amendment rights – and send the proposed amendment to the Ohio Ballot Board.
Timeline:
03/05/2024 – The OCEQI submitted the Protecting Ohioans’ Constitutional Rights amendment to AG Yost for his review of the fairness and truthfulness of the proposed amendment’s summary
03/14/2024 – AG Yosts rejects the summary
03/18/2024 – Mark Brown, legal representation for The OCEQI, sent a letter to Yost regutting the AG’s rejection
03/20/2024 – Mark Brown, on behalf of The OCEQI, sues Yost in the Supreme Court of Ohio and requests an expedited hearing
03/25/2024 – Yost files opposition to expedite the case
03/26/2024 – The Supreme Court of Ohio denies the motion to expedite the case
03/27/2024 – The OCEQI sues Yost in District Court for violating The OCEQI’s committee’s first amendment rights
04/25/2024 – the District Court denies The OCEQI’s request for injunction against Yost’s denial
04/29/2024 – The OCEQI appeals the District Court’s decision to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
05/29/2024 – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals grants the injunction against Yost, mandating that he send the Protecting Ohioans’ Constitutional Rights amendment to the Ohio Ballot Board
About The Ohio Coalition To End Qualified Immunity: The Ohio Coalition To End Qualified Immunity is a grassroots organization committed to ending the court-created legal loophole known as qualified immunity in Ohio, ensuring that all people have an avenue to seek redress when our constitutional rights are violated.
More information, including the full text of the proposed amendment and how to get involved with the movement to hold our government accountable when it violates our constitutional rights, can be found at oceqi.org
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For media inquiries, contact:
Kyle Pierce
press@oceqi.org
614-715-3104
