Shumaker v. Ohio Department of Human Services

Slaby, Judge.

Appellant, Debra Shumaker, appeals from the judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas affirming the administrative decision of the Ohio Department of Human Services (“DHS”) which denied appellant continuing public benefits under the Aid to Dependent Children (“ADC”) and food stamp programs. The trial court ruled, inter alia, that the First Amendment’s Free Exercise of Religion Clause was not violated by the administrative regulations and policy which do not allow appellant, or any potential recipient, to strike certain words on the benefit reapplication, even if such…