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A Free Online Guide For Researching The Ohio Constitution, Sue M. Altmeyer

Sue M Altmeyer

Attorneys and law students should have knowledge of the Ohio Constitution because it offers another legal grounds for their client's cases, sometimes over and above the rights afforded by the U.S. Constitution. The Ohio Constitution is often in the news, pertaining to recent court cases or proposals to amend the state constitution. Various groups are attempting to amend the Ohio Constitution to, among other things, allow for same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization, and to create an Ohio Voter Bill of Rights. The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library makes a free research guide available for researching the Ohio Constitution: Law and History …