State ex rel. Triplett v. Ross

{¶ 1} This is an action for a writ of prohibition to prevent a municipal court and its judge and clerk from ordering attorneys who seek court appointments to complete and return a declaration specified by the Ohio Patriot Act to certify that they do not provide material assistance to a terrorist organization. Because the Ohio Patriot Act does not require that the declaration be completed when the attorney makes less than $100,000 annually from these appointments, we grant the writ in part.

{¶ 2} On December 14, 2005, the General Assembly enacted the Ohio Patriot Act, Am.Sub.S.B. No. 9 (“S.B.…