⚖️🍃 Join us and the Ohio Environmental Council on Wednesday, June 24 @ 6:00 pm for the opening session of our 3-part webinar series, Fair Courts & the Environment. Register here for "How to Pursue Environmental Protection through the Courts" commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Don't forget about the courts this fall! Voters will choose two seats for the Ohio Supreme Court as well as lower court races. Check out what it means to have fair courts that work for everybody! ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOn...

Courts are on the ballot this fall, so we asked former judges to share what fair courts mean to them and what they think we deserve in our judiciary. Read more of Judge Ronald Adrine's powerful words about legal fairness to Ohio's Black citizens at www.ohiofaircourts.org/post/what-do...

NEW 📽️! Former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor said it's “informative, engaging, and effective in conveying its message.” Find out what it means to truly have fair courts that work for everybody! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOn...

“Ohio citizens deserve judges who are patient, fair-minded, and committed to faithfully following the law no matter the political consequences.” ~ former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael Donnelly. Find out what it means to truly have fair courts that work for everybody in our new video!

🚨The Ohio Senate just passed SJR 10 by a vote of 22-9. The Ohio Constitution exists to protect people’s liberties and freedoms, not to enable political gamesmanship.

Commentary: Since when did the Ohio General Assembly become an arm of the Ramaswamy campaign for governor? Just asking, after the obviously coordinated spectacle last week between the billionaire and Republican lawmakers on a newly drafted resolution ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/29/i...

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.

#WeThePeople The Constitution Preamble made a stop in CBus today. Lady Liberty was there! Lots of folks came out to put their #JohnHancock on the scroll. 📜 @meredithbenston.bsky.social @mia34.bsky.social @commoncauseohio.bsky.social @mishkagriffin.bsky.social @indivisible.org

Callais is disingenuous statutory interpretation stuffed in willful mock naivete rolled up in ahistorical blather with a light glaze of facilitating racism. As both judicial reasoning and real-world policy, it’s a turducken of putrid.

Imagine how cool tonight would have been, and what a unifying moment we could have had as a city, if the ownership class would just pay for their own fucking land and their own fucking buildings. Women’s sports deserves better. #NWSLtoCBUS

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@commoncause.org calling for the removal of the President.

Gotta make these for real

Pete Hegseth’s broker reportedly tried to make a multimillion-dollar investment in a fund of weapons stocks just weeks before Trump launched his war on Iran. Remember when even the appearance of corruption was enough to trigger a resignation? We must not become numb to this.

What a day in Columbus, OH! A local media outlet estimated 20,000 people turned out for #NoKingsOhio2026 #NoKings THIS is democracy in action!!!! @mialewis.bsky.social

Charleston, WV - A riverside family day for parents, caregivers, and kids of all ages to teach the youth their voices and futures matter. Over 40 groups will stand on bridges or visible areas near Interstate 35 from the Canadian border to southern Texas in a coordinated demonstration for democracy.

Check your voter status before April 6!! Vote4ohio.com

Now that we’re only 3 days away from the largest protest in American history- tell us where you’re protesting - all over the country. Make this post and responses go viral!!! 🇺🇸 #NoKings

Our I71 footbridge gang says #NoKings

Opinion Far fewer Ohio women could vote if top election officer gets way The SAVE acronym should stand for Suppress American Votes Everywhere. by Richard Topper www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

Happy Sunshine Week! Tonight I'll be helping Ohioans understand their rights regarding Ohio's public records laws. Plus, recent/ongoing threats & developments reducing your access by politicians to government information, data, etc. Join us via the link found below!

Cbus folks: this movie will have a special screening at the Drexel on March 24! www.deathandtaxesfilm.com

Ohio has a lot of fresh water-- for now. Once it's used for fracking, it's toxic, radioactive and undrinkable-- for eons. Join us: Tell OGLMC before March 15 to deny fracking 1,600 more acres at Egypt Valley Wildlife Area. (26-DNR-0004; 26-DNR-0005): bit.ly/40mwI3h @drpeggy70.bsky.social

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact. How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

Join Common Cause Ohio & the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance tomorrow, March 4 at 6pm ET for a webinar that explores dark money. Panelists include True North Research's Lisa Graves and Evan Vorpahl! bit.ly/buyingthebench

Trump is launching us into what could be another costly and deadly forever war. Meanwhile, he and Republicans are making devastating cuts to food assistance programs that help millions of people. Remember: It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Check out this new podcast Taking Initiative about direct democracy, the Ohio Constitution, and the obstacles to taking action! The hosts are Judge Pat Blackmon and Ohio Ballot Protection co-chair Laura Lucarelli. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtSy...

Join Common Cause Ohio & the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance tomorrow, March 4 at 6pm ET for a webinar that explores dark money. Panelists include True North Research's Lisa Graves and Evan Vorpahl! bit.ly/buyingthebench

#SignsOfFascism #Columbus #Ohio #NoKings #March28 #IceOut @indivisible.org @mia34.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @joyannreid.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social

Wow.

“Smoking gun:” FirstEnergy trial testimony ties former CEO Chuck Jones to $4.3 million bribe www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...

TAKE ACTION Keep ICE out of Municipal Courthouses! People who want to testify in a case now fear that they may be arrested by ICE for simply attending court. Contact the Franklin County Municipal Judges and tell them to keep ICE out of our Municipal Courthouses! act.commoncause.org/letters/ice-...

On Feb 11 at 6pm at our next Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle, we will welcome Professor Justin Levitt from Loyola Law School, a national expert on redistricting. He’ll join us to discuss the latest updates on mid-cycle redistricting war Register HERE: commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tell Franklin County municipal judges not to allow ICE in their courtrooms! @commoncauseohio.bsky.social

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S.

A federal judge issued a last minute reprieve on Feb. 2, blocking President Donald Trump's attempt to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants in the U.S. by Bethany Bruner www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...

Make a note and post it someplace you won't lose it — Keith Faber will be on your ballot on November 3rd. He wants to be #Ohio 's top lawyer. Make sure he loses. Faber's Democratic opponent is lawyer John Kulewicz -- give him a follow and throw him a few bucks if you're able: John4OhioAG.com

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

The state bribery & corruption trial of former FirstEnergy execs starts this week. This case is part of the larger $60M bribery scheme to pass HB 6 that’s already sent former Ohio Speaker Householder to prison. Get caught up on the HB 6 scandal here: www.commoncause.org/ohio/resourc...

Remove them. Defund them. Abolish them. Prosecute them.

He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

Ohio senator faces ethics complaint tied to oil and gas legislation by Anna Staver www.cleveland.com/news/2026/01...

ICE wants us to cower. The moment requires us to fight back! On January 23, all around the country we stand in strength, love and solidarity against ICE's campaign of violence and fear. #ICEOUT

COLUMBUS — A sweeping elections bill recently signed into law by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine includes language that violates the National Voter Registration Act, voting rights groups told Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose in a letter sent on Thursday by Danny Eldredge www.toledoblade.com/local/politi...

Tomorrow-4pm at Easton Tesla. #IceOut #IceOutNow. Dress warm and bring your signs.