City of Columbus v. Ohio Civil Rights Commission

This matter is before us on the appeal of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (“commission”) from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County finding an order of the commission was not supported by reliable, probative or substantial evidence, and also that, as a matter of law, the city’s minimum uncorrected visual acuity standard for employment of police officers was lawful.

Appellee Janson and two other individuals, all of whom had applied for positions as police officers with the city, had been informed that their names had been removed from the police eligibility list due to…