“History is about to be made,” said former state senator for Ohio’s 25th district, Nina Turner, “and not in a good way.’’
At a Cleveland news conference, she noted that July 19 will mark the 125th day since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland to fill the empty Supreme Court seat, which is the longest the Senate has ever made a Supreme Court nominee wait for a vote.…
Ohio’s leading experts in voting rights and civil rights urged U.S. Senator Rob Portman Thursday to join them in support of shoring up the Voting Rights Acts (VRA). If the needed changes are not made, this will be the first presidential election in half a century where voters lack the full protections of the VRA.…
For Immediate Release:
May 9, 2016
CINCINNATI — When it comes to the role of the U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio voters are most concerned about protecting voting rights, the Constitution and ensuring that all Americans are treated fairly – regardless of ethnicity, race, gender or sexual orientation, according to a new national poll released today.…
Released 5/2/16
Nearly two-thirds of Ohio voters want confirmation hearings on President Obama’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a new statewide survey of Ohio voters by Public Policy Polling released earlier this morning.…
Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Herb Brown sees a connection between the voter anger feeding Donald Trump’s campaign and Senate Republicans’ ongoing efforts to not hold confirmation hearings on President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.
Watch: Justice Brown explains his purpose for travelling to D.C.…
COLUMBUS – Failure of the U.S. Senate to hold a hearing on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court “skews the balance of power that was carefully and wisely set by our nation’s founders,’’ according to an analysis prepared by Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals Judge Jennifer Brunner.…