Justice Jennifer Brunner
@JenniferBrunner
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Ohio Supreme Court Justice | Former Secretary of State | JFK Profile in Courage Award | Rule of Law Technical Expert with experience in Europe, Africa, Asia
Columbus, Ohio
Joined February 2009
RT @AndrewJTobias: Remember Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner's case challenging Ohio's political restrictions on judicial candid….
law360.com
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner's challenge to a state law requiring judicial candidates to list their political party affiliations on general election ballots will go on after a federal...
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From the op ed: “. what we really need is the courage to evolve”
cleveland.com
Ohio should abandon the death penalty—not just because it’s morally flawed, but because it’s broken, costly, and being used as a political tool by those, like Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, more...
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Um, no.
Patriots Caucus wire report: Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner, the only Democrat left on the high court, is expected to resign this summer and pursue a yet-to-be determined statewide office.
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“No one is their worst action — everyone is trying to figure things out,” — @SarahEMcBride . via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her identity has come under attack from newly empowered Republicans.
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Yesterday I administered oaths of office to Democratic members of the Ohio Senate for the 136th General Assembly. Incredible to think this is where I started after college during the 112th General Assembly in 1978, when governor and lieutenant governor were separately elected.
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Former President Jimmy Carter’s expansion of the diversity of the federal judiciary set a standard. Even though he had no US S. Ct. appointments, he named Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer to US Courts of Appeals.
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“There was a time not long ago when most of Ohio's 88 county seats featured locally-controlled banks and hospitals, key employers with local ownership and politicians invested in making their communities better. It was one of Ohio's unique strengths.” .
dispatch.com
Ohio's population has never shrunk despite seismic losses in manufacturing jobs. That will change unless we address our population demographics soon.
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"the state constitutional amendment Ohioans will decide on this election, either leaving the method of drawing . districts in the hands of the current system . or handing the power over to a new independent, bipartisan commission of regular Ohioans."
clevescene.com
“There’s a literal effort to trick people into voting the opposite way from what they intend,” one activist said
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🇺🇸💜💫.
Last day of early voting in Ohio and the line at the Franklin County Board of Elections is insane - it’s backed around itself multiple times. I have been covering early voting since Ohio started it in 2005 and I’ve never seen anything close to this
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"Fire suppression devices inside the box helped put out the fire almost immediately, saving hundreds of ballots inside. Only three ballots were damaged, but not beyond recognition of who they belonged to, county election officials said in a release."
latimes.com
Two ballot drop boxes were set on fire early Monday morning in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington.
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“On Friday afternoon, a young Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol faced sentencing . apologized to everyone in the courtroom, and to the country.”
apple.news
The FBI arrested several new Jan. 6 defendants this week, and a Trump supporter who testified in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial apologized for his “foolish” actions.
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If you find yourself exhausted reading news about presidential election polling, try reading this news for a celestial break.
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"Issue 1's backers are telling voters to read the full amendment before voting, . not the ballot summary wording" that Justice Brunner wrote "is perhaps the most stunningly stilted ballot language that Ohio voters will have ever seen."
ideastream.org
Opponents of Ohio's Issue 1 say the ballot language is fair and accurate, but backers of the redistricting amendment say the wording is confusing to voters.
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Things in the Ohio Supreme Court races are getting interesting. Election Day is Nov. 5. Polls are open from 6:30am to 7:30pm.
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New study by @OhioState released and discussed with commentary from multiple views:
dispatch.com
U.S. babies died at a higher rate than expected in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new Ohio State study.
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From Brent Larkin @PlainDealerNews who reminds people that "the ballot for state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals candidates also list the candidates’ political affiliation" in the 2024 general election.
cleveland.com
The Issue 1 ballot language lies that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wrote and the Ohio Supreme Court majority approved for the ballot illustrate the contempt for voters we've come to expect...
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For legal writing enthusiasts, "[p]arallel citations are no longer necessary since online reference tools have the power to find a case without following the structure of a printed reference." .
courtnewsohio.gov
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My daughter’s jazz album of Duke Ellington tunes is debuting Friday, April, 12th, 7pm @mcconnellarts at The McConnell Arts Center in Worthington OH. Really looking forward to her and the band’s performance.
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What a pleasure it was to meet these journalists from 20 countries ranging from Germany to Peru to Sri Lanka to South Africa & more. Their questions were insightful in their quest to learn more about U.S. and Ohio electoral and government systems. Thanks to @ThirtyPR, too.
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