State ex rel. Jones v. Ohio House of Representatives
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The Supreme Court dismissed this original action in which Relators sought a writ of mandamus against the Ohio House of Representatives and ninety-eight of members individually, holding that this Court lacked jurisdiction over the complaint.
Relators sought a writ of mandamus to compel the House respondents to uphold Ohio Const. art. I, 21. The Supreme Court concluded that the request could be read either as a request to compel the House respondents to enact legislation prohibiting the practices to which Relators objected or as a request to prohibit the respondents from enacting legislation that would conflict with Article I, Section 21. The Supreme Court dismissed this action, holding that, under either theory, the relief sought was beyond the Court's jurisdiction to grant.
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