The Buckeye Institute Urges Ohio Supreme Court to Enforce Separation of Powers Doctrine
The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Twism Enterprises v. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors asking the Ohio Supreme Court to end the practice of judicial deference to government agencies’ interpretation of law. “The problem with granting this deference is that it allows administrative agencies to act as their own judge and jury in questions relating to their statutory authority, which is inconsistent with the principle of separation of powers enshrined in the U.S. and Ohio constitutions.”