Legal

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Trumbull County v. Purdue Pharma (National Prescription Opiate Litigation), arguing that awarding the government monetary damages as punishment for a public nuisance is not allowed under Ohio law. “The opioid epidemic is a tragedy that has destroyed and damaged lives across Ohio and the country. And it is appropriate, even necessary, for the courts to hold those who committed illegal acts accountable.”

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Cincinnati v. Ohio with Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals, calling on the court to reaffirm the constitutionality of the state’s preemption law, which protects the Second Amendment rights of Ohioans. “Yet again, officials in one of Ohio’s largest cities are attempting to address a rise in violent crime by limiting the constitutional rights of law-abiding Ohioans. While violent crime is certainly a problem that cities must address, it is irrelevant to whether Ohio’s preemption law is constitutional.”