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2024 Ohio Supreme Court Election: Judging the Ads & Following the Money
Jessica Dickinson, Ohio Fair Courts Alliance Introduction $6,715,000 million dollars. That’s how much dark money poured into the 2024...
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Mar 34 min read
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New Animated Video Helps Voters Critique Political Ads
Today, Common Cause Ohio and the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance released a short animated video encouraging voters to be thoughtful consumers...
jessicadickinson79
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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The Courts & Redistricting Reform
This article describes how the courts and judges fit into the Citizens Not Politicians proposed redistricting amendment and lays out the...
Jessica Dickinson
Jul 29, 20246 min read
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Proponent Testimony by Ohio Fair Courts Alliance on Senate Bill 101
Testimony by Jessica Dickinson, Ohio Fair Courts Alliance On Senate Bill 101 Before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee November 15, 2023...
Jessica Dickinson
Nov 16, 20232 min read
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Judge the Candidates for Municipal Court
What do parking tickets, small claims, and landlord-tenant disputes have in common? They are all adjudicated in municipal courts. Why...
Jessica Dickinson
Oct 11, 20235 min read
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Proponent Testimony by Ohio Fair Courts Alliance on House Bill 259
Testimony by Jessica Dickinson, Ohio Fair Courts Alliance On House Bill 259 Before the Ohio House Finance Committee October 11, 2023...
Jessica Dickinson
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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The Battle Over How to Amend Ohio's Constitution: Issue 1 on the Ballot on August 8
On May 10, 2023, the Ohio General Assembly approved a resolution to make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution via citizen-led ballot...
Jessica Dickinson
Jul 12, 20239 min read
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Ohio Supreme Court Election 2022: High Court, High-Stakes
On November 8, voters will elect three justices for the Ohio Supreme Court: a chief justice and two associate justices. This is a...
Jessica Dickinson
Nov 4, 20228 min read
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SCOTUS Decision: Overturning Roe v. Wade
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning nearly 50 years of legal precedent and...
Ohio Fair Courts Alliance
Jun 24, 20221 min read
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Blueprint for Democracy: Democracy and the Courts
Common Cause Ohio and the Fair Courts Alliance teamed up in the fall of 2021 to present a series of webinars focused on the courts and...
Angela Lin
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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The Supreme Court of Ohio Election 2020: What’s at Stake & Why It Matters
In the upcoming election, two seats for the Supreme Court of Ohio are up for grabs and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Incumbent...
Jessica Dickinson
Oct 20, 20207 min read
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COVID-19 Crisis at Marion Correctional Institution
John Dawson, a Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) officer, died on April 8, 2020 from COVID-19, the first Ohio corrections officer to...
Jessica Dickinson
May 8, 20205 min read
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