OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY v. HUSTED

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric E. Murphy , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. Marc E. Elias , PERKINS COIE LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Eric E. Murphy , Michael J. Hendershot , Stephen P. Carney , Steven T. Voigt , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. Marc E. Elias , Bruce V. Spiva , Elisabeth C. Frost , Rhett P. Martin , Amanda R. Callais , PERKINS COIE LLP, Washington, D.C., Joshua L. Kaul , PERKINS COIE LLP, Madison, Wisconsin, Donald J. McTigue , J. Corey Colombo , Derek S. Clinger , McTIGUE & COLOMBO LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees. Chad A. Readler , JONES DAY, Columbus, Ohio, Michael A. Carvin , Anthony J. Dick , Stephen A. Vaden , JONES DAY, Washington, D.C., Thomas M. Fisher , OFFICE OF THE INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Indianapolis, Indiana, Joseph A. Vanderhulst , PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FOUNDATION, Plainfield, Indiana, Linda Carver Whitlow Knight , GULLETT SANFORD ROBINSON & MARTIN PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, Paul J. Orfanedes , JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. Washington, D.C., Elizabeth B. Wydra , CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

McKEAGUE, J.; delivered the opinion of the court in which GRIFFIN, J., joined. STRANCH, J. (pp. ___-___), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.