U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
William Schmitt v. Frank LaRose
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge Helene N. White
Case history
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Aug. 7, 2019decided Decision issued in William Schmitt v. Frank LaRose
Opinions and writings
HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs William T. Schmitt and Chad Thompson submitted proposed ballot initiatives to the Portage County Board of Elections that would effectively decriminalize marijuana possession in the Ohio villages of Garrettsville and Windham. The Board declined to certify the proposed initiatives after concluding that the initiatives fell outside the scope of th…