Ohio Constitutional Law Sources Prof. Steinglass’s Class Jan. 11, 2011

Sources for Ohio Constitutional Law and History Constitutions Constitutional Conventions Amendments/Proposed Amendments Case Law Secondary Sources Ohio History Sources State Constitutional Law – All states

Constitutions Ordinance of the Northwest Territory, 1787 Constitution of 1802 Constitution of 1851 Ohio Constitutional Law WebsiteOhio Constitutional Law Website –primary sources Bibliography

Annotated Constitutions Leads to cases, law reviews, secondary sources Page's Ohio Revised Code (appendix volume). On Lexis On Lexis Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code (first volume). WestlawWestlaw

Constitutional Conventions Every 20 years voters asked whether Ohio should hold constitutional convention See Ohio Constitutional Timeline If yes, delegates appointed who draft new constitution Voters must approve new constitution Calls for Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Convention Transcripts Ohio Constitutional Law WebsiteOhio Constitutional Law Website – primary sources

Proposed Constitution Proposed Constitution of 1874 (Rejected by voters)Proposed Constitution of 1874 Ohio Constitutional Law WebsiteOhio Constitutional Law Website –primary sources Bibliography

Amendments to Constitution Two Basic Ways to Amend: 1.Initiative Petitions by Person(s) 2.Initiated by the General Assembly Procedure

Constitutional Amendments See Revisions page, Table of Proposed Amendments and VotesRevisions pageTable of Proposed Amendments and Votes Notice a Third way: proposed amendments by Constitutional Convention (1874 and 1912)

1912 Constitutional Convention recommended 42 amendments Table of Proposed Amendments and Votes

Other Revision Info Information on current initiative petitionscurrent initiative petitions Constitutional Revision Commission – 1970 – 1977Constitutional Revision Commission –32 member commission created by legislature –Recommended constitutional amendments –Proceedings and Debate available in print, micro

Paper Topic Ideas Court decisions web page Topics part of web page End of Bibliographic EssayBibliographic Essay

Case Law Web page Search Lexis and Westlaw using the term “ohio constitution”. Add more specific terms to narrow, or try atleast5(“ohio constitution”)

Briefs Briefs, Motions & Pleadings Lexis - Federal and State Constitutional Law Pleadings, Combined,Federal and State Constitutional Law Pleadings, Combined, Federal and State Constitutional Law Briefs and Motions, Combined Federal and State Constitutional Law Briefs and Motions, Combined

Secondary Sources The Ohio State Constitution, A Reference Guide, Steven H. Steinglass & Gino J. Scarselli The Constitutions of Ohio: Amendments and Proposed Amendments - Google books. Google books. More - bibliography and bibliographic essay

Law Review Articles Bibliography – NOT all inclusive Lexis and Westlaw HeinOnline and ILP Retro for articles older than 1980ILP Retro Annotated Ohio Constitutions "The Ohio Constitution-Then and Now: An Examination of the Law and History of the Ohio Constitution on the Occasion of Its Bicentennial"; 51 Cleveland State Law Review 1 (2004 )51 Cleveland State Law Review 1 (2004

Ohio History Bibliography & Bibliographic EssayBibliographyBibliographic Essay The History of the State of Ohio / Carl Wittke... Univ Library 5 volumes Randall and Ryan, History of Ohio – some on Google Books Volume 2; Volume 3 ; Volume 4Volume 2Volume 3 Volume 4 The History of Ohio Law, vol.

Historical Articles Bibliography Ohio Historical Society University Library databases Schwartz Library’s History Subject Portal (with Ohio History section)History Subject Portal

Historical Articles - Databases Ohiolink subject cluster Ohiolink electronic journal center Google Scholar America: History and Life Historical Abstracts Historical Statistics of the United States Academic Search Complete JSTOR Social Sciences Full Text

Ohio News Articles Full text electronic America's Historical Newspapers: America's Historical Newspapers Plain Dealer Historical with CPL cardPlain Dealer Historical Ohio Newspapers: Newsbank: oldest 1985Ohio Newspapers: Newsbank Newspaper Source 1995-Newspaper Source

Ohio Newspapers Full text electronic Gongwer or Ohio Capitol Connection.Gongwer Ohio Capitol Connection Lexis - OHNEWS (oldest around 1982) Westlaw – (oldest is 1990) Crain's Cleveland Business Archives (1994-)Crain's Cleveland Business Archives

News Indexes Electronic Cleveland News Index – most from 1983-Cleveland News Index Ohio Newspaper Index – Ohio Newspaper Index Print/Micro - Main Library Annals of Cleveland Annals of Cleveland –– Cleveland Plain Dealer index Cleveland Plain Dealer index –

State Constitutional Law: State Constitutional Law : Litigating Individual Rights, Claims, and Defenses / Friesen State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century State Constitutional Law in a Nutshell Bibliography

Other State Constitutions Search all State Constitutions at Once Lexis (ST-CONST)Lexis The NBER Maryland State Constitutions Project - historical state constitutionsThe NBER Maryland State Constitutions Project 50 State Surveys - Westlaw- SURVEYS, Lexis 50 State Surveys SURVEYS 50 State Surveys

Other Guides Ohio Legal Research Guide including Legislative HistoryOhio Legal Research Guide Legislative History Finding Articles in Law Reviews & JournalsFinding Articles in Law Reviews & Journals Scholarly Writing Resource Guide Citation Checking Guide Reference Management Software Getting Published Guide