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Ohio's 6th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district which is represented by Representative Michael Rulli of the Republican Party. Rulli was elected to the seat after he defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak in the June 11, 2024 special election , caused by the resignation of incumbent Bill Johnson ( R ) on January 21, 2024.
There are currently 69 courts of appeals judges as provided by statute. A court of appeals judge is an elected position, with a term of six years. The Ohio Supreme Court has the discretion to review cases from the courts of appeals, but generally the appeals process in Ohio ends with the decision of the court of appeals.
Novak v. City of Parma, No. 21-3290, is a 2022 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granting qualified immunity to the city of Parma, Ohio, and its officials for prosecuting Anthony Novak over a Facebook page that parodied the Parma Police Department's page.
Gerrymandering in Ohio's 6th Congressional District leads to poor representation for voters, according to a report by the League of Women Voters.
The summary asserts that the initiative would "limit the right of Ohio citizens to freely express their opinions" to the new Redistricting Commission. The summary "describes the amendment, which is specifically intended to prevent partisan gerrymandering, as specifically requiring it." [55] Frank LaRose, chair of the Ohio Ballot Board
The court is composed of sixteen judges and is based at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of 13 United States courts of appeals . The United States federal courts were divided into six circuits in 1801, but a circuit court of appeals was not established until the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1891 .
The district judge serving the District of Ohio, Humphrey H. Leavitt, was reassigned to the Southern District of Ohio. On July 23, 1866, by 14 Stat. 209, Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned Ohio to the Sixth Circuit. [3] Additional judgeships were created in 1910, 1937, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1984, and 1990. [3]
City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416 (1983), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court affirmed its abortion rights jurisprudence. . In a majority opinion by Lewis F. Powell Jr., the Court struck down several provisions of an abortion law of Akron, Ohio, including portions found to be unconstitutionally vag