PROGRESSOHIO.ORG, INC. v. JOBSOHIO

No. 2012-1272.

139 Ohio St.3d 520 (2014)

2014-Ohio-2382

PROGRESSOHIO.ORG, INC., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. JOBSOHIO ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

1851 Center for Constitutional Law and Maurice A. Thompson ; and McTigue & McGinnis, L.L.C., Donald J. McTigue , Mark A. McGinnis , and J. Corey Colombo , for appellant ProgressOhio.org, Inc.

Michael J. Skindell, pro se.

Dennis E. Murray Jr., pro se.

Squire Sanders (US), L.L.P., and Aneca E. Lasley ; Organ Cole & Stock, L.L.P., and Douglas R. Cole , for appellee JobsOhio.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, Stephen P. Carney , Deputy Solicitor, and Pearl M. Chin , Assistant Attorney General, for appellees Governor John R. Kasich, Christiane Schmenk, Timothy S. Keen, and Treasurer Josh Mandel.

Linda K. Fiely ; and Kalniz, Iorio & Feldstein Co., L.P.A., and Christine Reardon , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Education Association.

Victoria E. Ullman, pro se, urging reversal as amicus curiae.

Black McCuskey Souers & Arbough, L.P.A., and Thomas W. Connors , urging reversal for amicus curiae American Policy Roundtable, d.b.a. Ohio Roundtable.

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, L.L.P., and Michael A. Snyder , urging affirmance for amici curiae Thomas Niehaus and Mark Wagoner.

Jones Day and Chad A. Readler , urging affirmance for amici curiae Jonathan H. Adler, Bradford D. Mank, Andrew S. Pollis, Michael E. Solimine, Cassandra Burke Robertson, Lee J. Strang, and Christopher J. Walker.


FRENCH, J.

{¶ 1} In this appeal, we consider whether appellants, ProgressOhio.org, Inc., Michael J. Skindell, and Dennis E. Murray Jr., have standing to challenge the JobsOhio Act, R.C. 187.01 et seq. and 4313.01 et seq. We have long held that a party wishing to sue must have a direct, personal stake in the outcome of his or her case; ideological opposition to a program or legislative enactment is not enough. Applying that precedent...

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