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Merit Decision: Court Nixes Cleveland’s Residency Requirements for Hiring Workers on Public Improvement Projects. Cleveland v. State

By Marianna Bettman on October 1, 2019

“We reject the contention that authority to provide for the comfort and general welfare of employees is limited to regulating the workplace environment or workplace conditions and hazards.”

Justice Kennedy, lead opinion

“In continuing to expand the scope of Section 34 in ways never countenanced by the people of 1912, this court is well on…

What’s On Their Minds: Can The State Prohibit a City From Requiring A Certain Percentage of Jobs for City Residents on Public Improvement Projects? City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio

By Marianna Bettman on April 1, 2019

Update: On September 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“So you are saying that any percentage that the city attempts to enact that favors its residents in any percentage over anybody else is unlawful?”

Justice Stewart, to the State Solicitor

“So could…

Oral Argument Preview: Can The State Prohibit a City From Requiring A Certain Percentage of Jobs for City Residents on Public Improvement Projects? City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio

By Marianna Bettman on February 28, 2019

Update: On September 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On March 6, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio, 2018-0097. At issue…