June 13, 2023 | The Buckeye Institute

The Buckeye Institute: Senate Bill 122 Sets Consistent Statewide Conditions for Bail

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The Buckeye Institute testified on the policies in Ohio Senate Bill 122, which will set consistent statewide conditions for defendants being released on bail while they await trial—just as voters authorized when they overwhelmingly passed Issue 1 in 2022. The bill will make “Ohio’s pre-trial procedures more consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process protections and the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of the right to a speedy trial” and will put Ohio on “the long road to comprehensive bail reform.”

The Buckeye Institute Calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect America’s Judicial System from Abuse

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard the American judicial system from abuse and send a clear message that lawsuits must be based on actual injury or harm. “The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) serves a laudable goal, but this case is not about the ADA. This case is about the abuse of America’s judicial system.”