Last Updated: June 20, 2013 at 9:20 AM
Fair Elections Ohio, Brunner v. Husted
Case Information
Date Filed: August 24, 2012
State: Ohio
Issue: Early Voting
Courts that Heard this Case: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Case 2:12-cv-00763-GCS-MRA)
Issue:
Whether Ohio unconstitutionally burdened citizens' right to petition by referendum when it refused to place on the ballot a petition challenging a law on Ohio elections (including early voting).
Status:
Complaint filed 8/24/12. Motion to Dismiss filed 1/14/13. Opinion and order filed 6/19/13.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 8/24/12) - Related Case Memorandum (filed 8/27/12)
- Notice of Preliminary Pretrial Conference (filed 11/30/12)
- Joint Motion to Continue Pretrial Conference (filed 12/19/12)
- Order Granting Motion to Continue Pretrial Conference (filed 12/20/12)
- Motion to Dismiss (filed 1/14/13)
- Rule 26f Report (filed 1/22/13)
- Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (filed 2/7/13)
- Preliminary Pretrial Order (filed 2/15/13)
- Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed 2/21/13)
- Opinion and Order Dismissing Case (filed 6/19/13)
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Commentary
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