Alison Kareem v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION ALISON KAREEM, ) CASE NO. 1:20-cv-02457 ) Plaintiff, ) JUDGE DAVID A. RUIZ ) v. ) ) CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ) ELECTIONS, et al., ) MEMORANDUM, OPINION, & ORDER ) ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendants. ) I. INTRODUCTION This case concerns Plaintiff’s facial and/or as applied constitutional challenge to Ohio Revised Code sections 3501.35(A)(4) and 3599.20. Plaintiff describes these statutes as “ballot selfie” laws, a categorization of long-standing prohibitions on displaying election ballots. With fingertip access to…