The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would, at the city of Columbus’s urging, decide whether governments may immediately challenge temporary orders blocking laws.
The case stems from a preliminary injunction imposed by a Delaware County Common Pleas judge last year that blocked two city ordinances regarding guns, with one requiring safe storage and one barring the possession of some high-capacity magazines. The injunction remains in place while a lawsuit brought by The Buckeye Institute, a conservative think tank, is pending.
- The justices’ decision was 4-3 with the court’s three Democrats voting against accepting the case, though Chief Justice ...