State v. Carswell

{¶ 38} Because of an understandable need to uphold the domestic violence statute as it is currently written and to avoid the unintended consequences that result from the passage of Section 11, Article XV of the Ohio Constitution, the majority misinterprets the amendment, thus saving the statute from being declared unconstitutional. I respectfully dissent.

{¶ 39} The disputed portion of Section 11, Article XV is the second sentence, which says: “This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to…