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intermediate scrutiny standard in Ohio

12 Ohio opinions name it 3 courts 2000–2020 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Ohio courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (12)

CaseFollowedCited
Ward v. Rock Against Racismgreen
scotus · 1989 · cited in 2 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2016–2020
2 sentences

2020“In meeting the intermediate scrutiny test for a content-neutral law, the statute must impose a reasonable restriction that is narrowly tailored to serve a significant (as opposed to compelling) governmental interest and must leave open alternative channels for communication of the information.” Id. at ¶18, citing Perry, supra, at 45 and Ward, supra, at 791, 797-798 (the law need not be the least restrictive means).

2016Ward v. Rock Against Racism, 491 U.S. 781, 791, 797-798 , 109 S.Ct. 2746 , 105 L.Ed.2d 661 (1989) (the law need not be the least restrictive means); Perry Ed. Assn., 460 U.S. at 45 . {¶19} As to whether the restriction is content-based or content-neutral, the distinction is not always easy, “has proved problematic in practice,” and is considered a “perplexing problem in First Amendment jurisprudence.” Painesville Bldg.

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Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'ngreen
scotus · 1983 · cited in 5 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2014–2020
2 sentences

2020“In meeting the intermediate scrutiny test for a content-neutral law, the statute must impose a reasonable restriction that is narrowly tailored to serve a significant (as opposed to compelling) governmental interest and must leave open alternative channels for communication of the information.” Id. at ¶18, citing Perry, supra, at 45 and Ward, supra, at 791, 797-798 (the law need not be the least restrictive means).

2018Portage No. 2010-P-0046, 2012-Ohio-1268 , 2012 WL 1029187 , ¶ 52, citing Perry Ed. Assn. v. Perry Local Educators' Assn., 460 U.S. 37 , 103 S.Ct. 948 , 74 L.Ed.2d 794 (1983) ("[I]n applying the intermediate scrutiny standard to legislation that regulates the Second Amendment, such legislation (1) must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and further, it (2) must leave open alternative means of exercising the right."). {¶ 18} The federal courts have roundly rejected Second Amendment challenges to a federal statute that prohibits habitual drug users from possessing we

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United States v. Chestergreen
ca4 · 2010 · cited in 2 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2018–2020
2 sentences

2020Under this test, “the statute is constitutional so long as it furthers an important governmental interest and does so by means that are substantially related to that interest.” Id. at ¶ 16, citing United States v. Chester, 628 F.3d 673, 683 (4th Cir.2010). {¶ 64} In my view, the intermediate-scrutiny test employed by the lead opinion is inconsistent with Heller and McDonald and insufficiently protective of the Second Amendment right.

2018The "reasonable" language appears to have originated in Chester, 628 F.3d at 683 . which cited Board of Trustees of State Univ. of New York v. Fox , 492 U.S. 469 , 480, 109 S.Ct. 3028 , 106 L.Ed.2d 388 (1989), to support its use of the word "reasonable." Id. (stating that "the government must demonstrate under the intermediate scrutiny standard that there is a 'reasonable fit' between the challenged regulation and a 'substantial' government objective." In Fox , a commercial-free-speech case, the United States Supreme Court stated: In sum, while we have insisted that " 'the free flow of commerc

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United States v. Masciandarogreen
ca4 · 2011 · cited in 2 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2018–2019
2 sentences

2019"Intermediate scrutiny does not demand that the challenged law 'be the least intrusive means of achieving the relevant governmental objective, or that there be no burden whatsoever on the individual right in question.'" Id., quoting United States v. Masciandaro, 638 F.3d 458, 474 (4th Cir.2011). {¶ 25} The Ohio Supreme Court has similarly held that Article I, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution confers an individual right to keep and bear arms "for defense of self and property." Arnold, 67 Ohio St.3d at 43 .

2018Intermediate scrutiny does not demand that the challenged law "be the least intrusive means of *589 achieving the relevant government objective, or that there be no burden whatsoever on the individual right in question." Masciandaro , 638 F.3d at 474 .

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Clifford Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Dep'tgreen
ca6 · 2016 · cited in 2 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2018–2019
2 sentences

2019Of Westchester, 701 F.3d 81, 93-94 (2d Cir.2012); United States v. Reese, 627 F.3d 792, 01-802 (10th Cir.2010); Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Dept., 837 F.3d 678, 699 (6th Cir.2016). {¶22} “In applying the intermediate scrutiny standard to legislation that regulates the Second Amendment, such legislation (1) must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and further, it (2) must leave open alternative means of exercising the right.” State v. Henderson, 11th Dist.

2018Tyler , 837 F.3d at 686 . {¶ 17} If the Second Amendment protects the conduct at issue, courts engage in an intermediate-scrutiny analysis to determine the constitutionality of the statute.

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City of Seven Hills v. Aryan Nationsgreen
ohio · 1996 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020Content-Based Restrictions {¶19} “On the other hand, restrictions that focus on the direct impact of the speech on its audience are properly analyzed as content-based.” Seven Hills, supra, at 306, citing Boos v. Barry, 485 U.S. 312, 321 (1988).

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Boos v. Barrygreen
scotus · 1988 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020Content-Based Restrictions {¶19} “On the other hand, restrictions that focus on the direct impact of the speech on its audience are properly analyzed as content-based.” Seven Hills, supra, at 306, citing Boos v. Barry, 485 U.S. 312, 321 (1988).

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United States v. Reesegreen
ca10 · 2010 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019Of Westchester, 701 F.3d 81, 93-94 (2d Cir.2012); United States v. Reese, 627 F.3d 792, 01-802 (10th Cir.2010); Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Dept., 837 F.3d 678, 699 (6th Cir.2016). {¶22} “In applying the intermediate scrutiny standard to legislation that regulates the Second Amendment, such legislation (1) must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and further, it (2) must leave open alternative means of exercising the right.” State v. Henderson, 11th Dist.

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Kachalsky v. County of Westchestergreen
ca2 · 2012 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019Of Westchester, 701 F.3d 81, 93-94 (2d Cir.2012); United States v. Reese, 627 F.3d 792, 01-802 (10th Cir.2010); Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Dept., 837 F.3d 678, 699 (6th Cir.2016). {¶22} “In applying the intermediate scrutiny standard to legislation that regulates the Second Amendment, such legislation (1) must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and further, it (2) must leave open alternative means of exercising the right.” State v. Henderson, 11th Dist.

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United States v. Cartergreen
ca4 · 2012 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Carter , 669 F.3d at 416 (stating that "all courts that have addressed the constitutionality of § 922(g)(3) have upheld the statute"), citing United States v. Dugan , 657 F.3d 998 (9th Cir.2011) ; United States v. Yancey , 621 F.3d 681 (7th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Seay , 620 F.3d 919 (8th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Patterson , 431 F.3d 832 (5th Cir.2005) ; United States v. Richard , 350 Fed.Appx. 252 (10th Cir.2009).

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Clark v. Josephgreen
ohioctapp · 1994 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017See Clark, 95 Ohio App.3d at 211-212 .

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In Re Judicial Campaign Complaint Against O’Toolegreen
ohio · 2014 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
2 sentences

2016See also In re Judicial Campaign Complaint Against O'Toole, 141 Ohio St.3d 355 , 2014-Ohio-4046 , 24 N.E.3d 1114, ¶ 19-20 (content-based speech restriction is presumed invalid; burden is on government to show restriction is constitutional). {¶18} In meeting the intermediate scrutiny test for a content-neutral law, the statute must impose a reasonable restriction that is narrowly tailored to serve a significant (as opposed to compelling) governmental interest and must leave open alternative channels for communication of the information.

2016See also In re Judicial Campaign Complaint Against O'Toole, 141 Ohio St.3d 355 , 2014-Ohio-4046 , 24 N.E.3d 1114, ¶ 19-20 (content-based speech restriction is presumed invalid; burden is on government to show restriction is constitutional). {¶18} In meeting the intermediate scrutiny test for a content-neutral law, the statute must impose a reasonable restriction that is narrowly tailored to serve a significant (as opposed to compelling) governmental interest and must leave open alternative channels for communication of the information.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (20)

CaseCitedYears
Arnold v. City of Cleveland green
ohio · 1993
2 sentences

2019"Intermediate scrutiny does not demand that the challenged law 'be the least intrusive means of achieving the relevant governmental objective, or that there be no burden whatsoever on the individual right in question.'" Id., quoting United States v. Masciandaro, 638 F.3d 458, 474 (4th Cir.2011). {¶ 25} The Ohio Supreme Court has similarly held that Article I, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution confers an individual right to keep and bear arms "for defense of self and property." Arnold, 67 Ohio St.3d at 43 .

2018Id. at 693 .

22018–2019
United States v. O'Brien green
scotus · 1968
2 sentences

2000In United States v. O’Brien (1968), 391 U.S. 367 , 88 S.Ct. 1673 , 20 L.Ed.2d 672 , the Court set forth the intermediate scrutiny test.

2000In United States v. O’Brien (1968), 391 U.S. 367 , 88 S.Ct. 1673 , 20 L.Ed.2d 672 , the Court set forth the intermediate scrutiny test.

22000–2014
State v. Wheatley green
ohctapp4hocking · 2018
1 sentence

2019Hocking No. 17CA3, 2018-Ohio-464 . {¶ 24} Under the intermediate scrutiny standard, the legislation must (1) be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and (2) leave open alternative means of -7- Clermont CA2018-06-040 exercising the right.

12019–2019
Packingham v. North Carolina green
scotus · 2017
2 sentences

2018The United States Supreme Court most recently expressed the intermediate-scrutiny analysis that applies to a content-neutral law regulating non-commercial speech to require the law to be "narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest." Packingham v. North Carolina , ---U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 1730 , 1736, 198 L.Ed.2d 273 (2017), quoting McCullen v. Coakley , 573 U.S. ----, 134 S.Ct. 2518 , 2534, 189 L.Ed.2d 502 (2014) (internal quotation marks omitted).

2018The United States Supreme Court most recently expressed the intermediate-scrutiny analysis that applies to a content-neutral law regulating non-commercial speech to require the law to be "narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest." Packingham v. North Carolina , ---U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 1730 , 1736, 198 L.Ed.2d 273 (2017), quoting McCullen v. Coakley , 573 U.S. ----, 134 S.Ct. 2518 , 2534, 189 L.Ed.2d 502 (2014) (internal quotation marks omitted).

12018–2018
United States v. Richard green
ca10 · 2009
1 sentence

2018Carter , 669 F.3d at 416 (stating that "all courts that have addressed the constitutionality of § 922(g)(3) have upheld the statute"), citing United States v. Dugan , 657 F.3d 998 (9th Cir.2011) ; United States v. Yancey , 621 F.3d 681 (7th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Seay , 620 F.3d 919 (8th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Patterson , 431 F.3d 832 (5th Cir.2005) ; United States v. Richard , 350 Fed.Appx. 252 (10th Cir.2009).

12018–2018
United States v. Yancey green
ca7 · 2010
1 sentence

2018Carter , 669 F.3d at 416 (stating that "all courts that have addressed the constitutionality of § 922(g)(3) have upheld the statute"), citing United States v. Dugan , 657 F.3d 998 (9th Cir.2011) ; United States v. Yancey , 621 F.3d 681 (7th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Seay , 620 F.3d 919 (8th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Patterson , 431 F.3d 832 (5th Cir.2005) ; United States v. Richard , 350 Fed.Appx. 252 (10th Cir.2009).

12018–2018
United States v. Seay green
ca8 · 2010
1 sentence

2018Carter , 669 F.3d at 416 (stating that "all courts that have addressed the constitutionality of § 922(g)(3) have upheld the statute"), citing United States v. Dugan , 657 F.3d 998 (9th Cir.2011) ; United States v. Yancey , 621 F.3d 681 (7th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Seay , 620 F.3d 919 (8th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Patterson , 431 F.3d 832 (5th Cir.2005) ; United States v. Richard , 350 Fed.Appx. 252 (10th Cir.2009).

12018–2018
Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox green
scotus · 1989
2 sentences

2018The "reasonable" language appears to have originated in Chester, 628 F.3d at 683 . which cited Board of Trustees of State Univ. of New York v. Fox , 492 U.S. 469 , 480, 109 S.Ct. 3028 , 106 L.Ed.2d 388 (1989), to support its use of the word "reasonable." Id. (stating that "the government must demonstrate under the intermediate scrutiny standard that there is a 'reasonable fit' between the challenged regulation and a 'substantial' government objective." In Fox , a commercial-free-speech case, the United States Supreme Court stated: In sum, while we have insisted that " 'the free flow of commerc

2018The "reasonable" language appears to have originated in Chester, 628 F.3d at 683 . which cited Board of Trustees of State Univ. of New York v. Fox , 492 U.S. 469 , 480, 109 S.Ct. 3028 , 106 L.Ed.2d 388 (1989), to support its use of the word "reasonable." Id. (stating that "the government must demonstrate under the intermediate scrutiny standard that there is a 'reasonable fit' between the challenged regulation and a 'substantial' government objective." In Fox , a commercial-free-speech case, the United States Supreme Court stated: In sum, while we have insisted that " 'the free flow of commerc

12018–2018
United States v. Dugan green
ca9 · 2011
1 sentence

2018Carter , 669 F.3d at 416 (stating that "all courts that have addressed the constitutionality of § 922(g)(3) have upheld the statute"), citing United States v. Dugan , 657 F.3d 998 (9th Cir.2011) ; United States v. Yancey , 621 F.3d 681 (7th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Seay , 620 F.3d 919 (8th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Patterson , 431 F.3d 832 (5th Cir.2005) ; United States v. Richard , 350 Fed.Appx. 252 (10th Cir.2009).

12018–2018
United States v. Patterson green
ca5 · 2005
1 sentence

2018Carter , 669 F.3d at 416 (stating that "all courts that have addressed the constitutionality of § 922(g)(3) have upheld the statute"), citing United States v. Dugan , 657 F.3d 998 (9th Cir.2011) ; United States v. Yancey , 621 F.3d 681 (7th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Seay , 620 F.3d 919 (8th Cir.2010) ; United States v. Patterson , 431 F.3d 832 (5th Cir.2005) ; United States v. Richard , 350 Fed.Appx. 252 (10th Cir.2009).

12018–2018
Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Assn. green
scotus · 1988
1 sentence

2018The "reasonable" language appears to have originated in Chester, 628 F.3d at 683 . which cited Board of Trustees of State Univ. of New York v. Fox , 492 U.S. 469 , 480, 109 S.Ct. 3028 , 106 L.Ed.2d 388 (1989), to support its use of the word "reasonable." Id. (stating that "the government must demonstrate under the intermediate scrutiny standard that there is a 'reasonable fit' between the challenged regulation and a 'substantial' government objective." In Fox , a commercial-free-speech case, the United States Supreme Court stated: In sum, while we have insisted that " 'the free flow of commerc

12018–2018
Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio green
scotus · 1985
2 sentences

2018The "reasonable" language appears to have originated in Chester, 628 F.3d at 683 . which cited Board of Trustees of State Univ. of New York v. Fox , 492 U.S. 469 , 480, 109 S.Ct. 3028 , 106 L.Ed.2d 388 (1989), to support its use of the word "reasonable." Id. (stating that "the government must demonstrate under the intermediate scrutiny standard that there is a 'reasonable fit' between the challenged regulation and a 'substantial' government objective." In Fox , a commercial-free-speech case, the United States Supreme Court stated: In sum, while we have insisted that " 'the free flow of commerc

2018The "reasonable" language appears to have originated in Chester, 628 F.3d at 683 . which cited Board of Trustees of State Univ. of New York v. Fox , 492 U.S. 469 , 480, 109 S.Ct. 3028 , 106 L.Ed.2d 388 (1989), to support its use of the word "reasonable." Id. (stating that "the government must demonstrate under the intermediate scrutiny standard that there is a 'reasonable fit' between the challenged regulation and a 'substantial' government objective." In Fox , a commercial-free-speech case, the United States Supreme Court stated: In sum, while we have insisted that " 'the free flow of commerc

12018–2018
McCullen v. Coakley green
scotus · 2014
2 sentences

2018The United States Supreme Court most recently expressed the intermediate-scrutiny analysis that applies to a content-neutral law regulating non-commercial speech to require the law to be "narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest." Packingham v. North Carolina , ---U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 1730 , 1736, 198 L.Ed.2d 273 (2017), quoting McCullen v. Coakley , 573 U.S. ----, 134 S.Ct. 2518 , 2534, 189 L.Ed.2d 502 (2014) (internal quotation marks omitted).

2018The United States Supreme Court most recently expressed the intermediate-scrutiny analysis that applies to a content-neutral law regulating non-commercial speech to require the law to be "narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest." Packingham v. North Carolina , ---U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 1730 , 1736, 198 L.Ed.2d 273 (2017), quoting McCullen v. Coakley , 573 U.S. ----, 134 S.Ct. 2518 , 2534, 189 L.Ed.2d 502 (2014) (internal quotation marks omitted).

12018–2018
City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. green
scotus · 1986
2 sentences

2017This court discussed the prior jurisprudence on the issue as follows: The United States Supreme Court held that content-neutral time, place and manner regulations of protected speech will survive constitutional scrutiny "so long as they are designed to serve a substantial governmental interest and do not unreasonably limit alternative avenues of communication." Renton v. Playtime Theatres , 475 U.S. 41 , 47, 106 S.Ct. 925 , 89 L.Ed. 2d 29 (1986). "[T]he constitutionally of regulations that purport to ameliorate the deleterious secondary effects of sexually oriented establishments under the int

2017This court discussed the prior jurisprudence on the issue as follows: The United States Supreme Court held that content-neutral time, place and manner regulations of protected speech will survive constitutional scrutiny "so long as they are designed to serve a substantial governmental interest and do not unreasonably limit alternative avenues of communication." Renton v. Playtime Theatres , 475 U.S. 41 , 47, 106 S.Ct. 925 , 89 L.Ed. 2d 29 (1986). "[T]he constitutionally of regulations that purport to ameliorate the deleterious secondary effects of sexually oriented establishments under the int

12017–2017
Entertainment Productions, Inc. v. Shelby County green
ca6 · 2013
1 sentence

2017This court discussed the prior jurisprudence on the issue as follows: The United States Supreme Court held that content-neutral time, place and manner regulations of protected speech will survive constitutional scrutiny "so long as they are designed to serve a substantial governmental interest and do not unreasonably limit alternative avenues of communication." Renton v. Playtime Theatres , 475 U.S. 41 , 47, 106 S.Ct. 925 , 89 L.Ed. 2d 29 (1986). "[T]he constitutionally of regulations that purport to ameliorate the deleterious secondary effects of sexually oriented establishments under the int

12017–2017
Mahoning Education Ass'n of Developmental Disabilities v. State Employment Relations Board green
ohio · 2013
1 sentence

2016Assn., 137 Ohio St.3d 257 . -6- government interests under the intermediate scrutiny test.

12016–2016
Romer v. Evans green
scotus · 1996
1 sentence

2008A law will survive the rational basis test so long as it bears a rational relation to some legitimate state interest, Roamer v. Evans (1996), 517 U.S. 620 , 631 , 116 Sup. Ct. 1620 . {¶ 32} Appellant argues the right of parents to recover for the wrongful death of the child is a fundamental right, because it is based the fundamental right of parents to enjoy a loving relationship with their child.

12008–2008
Washington v. Glucksberg green
scotus · 1997
12008–2008
Reynolds v. Sims green
scotus · 1964
12008–2008
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan green
scotus · 1982
2 sentences

2008Courts also apply the strict scrutiny review if a law abridges the exercise of fundamental rights, Reynolds v. Sims (1964), 377 U.S. 533 , 562 , 84 Sup. Ct. 1362 . {¶ 29} Courts have defined fundamental rights as those enumerated in the Bill of Rights, or identified as fundamental rights by the United States Supreme Court, Washington v. Glucksberg (1997), 521 U.S. 702 , 721 , 117 S. Ct. 2258 . {¶ 30} Courts apply the intermediate scrutiny standard when laws discriminate based on certain other suspect classifications, as determined by the United States Supreme Court, Mississippi University For

2008Courts also apply the strict scrutiny review if a law abridges the exercise of fundamental rights, Reynolds v. Sims (1964), 377 U.S. 533 , 562 , 84 Sup. Ct. 1362 . {¶ 29} Courts have defined fundamental rights as those enumerated in the Bill of Rights, or identified as fundamental rights by the United States Supreme Court, Washington v. Glucksberg (1997), 521 U.S. 702 , 721 , 117 S. Ct. 2258 . {¶ 30} Courts apply the intermediate scrutiny standard when laws discriminate based on certain other suspect classifications, as determined by the United States Supreme Court, Mississippi University For

12008–2008

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