EQUITY, FAIRNESS, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

Join Common Cause Ohio for a virtual forum on the role American Electric Power’s (AEP) played and continues to play in Ohio’s largest corruption scandal. Moderated by award-winning Ohio Statehouse journalist Morgan Trau, we will hear from Energy and Policy Institute’s policy researcher and writer Dave Anderson and Kathiann Kowalski, reporter for Energy News Network and Eye on Ohio, who have both closely followed AEP’s involvement. They will discuss the role of dark money, the corruption it breeds, and how the company is still benefiting from HB 6.

Join us for a virtual forum on Ohio's Sunshine Law. We heard from a panel of experts about our Open Records Law and how to do a records request in Ohio. Panelists include •retired reporter Randy Ludlow, •ACLU Ohio's Gary Daniels, and •Common Cause Ohio's Catherine Turcer Saavon Small from Common Cause moderated the panel. Produced by Common Cause Ohio

To celebrate National Sunshine Week, join us for a lively discussion from a panel of political and environmental journalists who have spent their careers shining the light on Ohio’s government and elections. Learn about Ohio’s Sunshine Law, how the Householder/Borges trial is a great example of what happens in the dark, and what reforms are needed to make Ohio a brighter place to live. Panelists are: - Dave Davis, former Plain Dealer reporter, and Journalism Fellow at Youngstown State University - Kathiann Kowalski, Reporter for Energy News Network and Eye on Ohio and author of 25 books - Laura Bischoff, Politics & State Government Reporter for Gannett Ohio Moderated by Catherine Turcer, Executive Director of Common Cause Ohio and Sandy Theis, owner Theis Research and Consulting, and a former reporter and political analyst. Cosponsored by Common Cause Ohio, All Voting is Local, Ohio Fair Courts Alliance, League of Women Voters of Ohio, ACLU Ohio, Ohio Voice, Ohio Environmental Council, and Ohio Citizen Action

Join us for a conversation about political ads and dark money in the races for the Ohio Supreme Court With panelists: Maria Bruno, Equality Ohio; Billy Corriher, People's Parity Project Douglas Keith, Brennan Center for Justice, and Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio Moderated by Camille Wimbish, Ohio Fair Courts Alliance

Join the fishbowl conversation with Ohio policy experts & community leaders to talk about life in a post-Roe Ohio. Experts join the conversation from Ohio Fair Courts Alliance, Equality Ohio, Faith Choice Ohio, Case Western Reserve Law School, plus Dr Anita Somani, practicing OBGYN. We discuss the connection between the courts, your rights, and gerrymandering; interfaith messaging & fairness; the law/impact of the Ohio Supreme Court; civil rights and more.

For democracy to work, systemic racial inequities in the law and the courts must be addressed. There is a deep distrust of the criminal justice system, which is inherently an issue unto itself while also threatening the legitimacy of the courts. Breaking down these barriers is key to eliminating racism and implicit biases within the laws, courts, and judges and is also key to building diversity on the bench so judges reflect the communities they serve. Panelists include •Kyle Strickland, Senior Legal Analyst at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity at Ohio State University, •Rev. Raymond Greene, Jr., executive director of Freedom BLOC, and •Maria Bruno, Public Policy Director, Equality Ohio

Our democracy rests on the premise that justice prevails in our courts. When bias and corruption undermine justice, public trust in the judiciary system erodes. Join the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance, Common Cause Ohio, ACLU of Ohio, and the Freedom BLOC for a discussion with panelists: •Douglas Keith, counsel in the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program; •Billy Corriher, writer on fair courts issues for Facing South and Governing; and •Judge Jeremy Fogel (Retired), Executive Director, Berkeley Law Judicial Institute on the need for robust judicial recusal and disqualification standards and how special interests influence the judicial selection process and judicial decision-making.

Information is power! Join the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance, Common Cause Ohio, ACLU of Ohio, and the Freedom BLOC for a panel discussion on the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Database and how it can contribute to ensuring equal justice and fairness under the law for all Ohioans. Our esteemed panel includes • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael Donnelly; • Sara Andrews, Executive Director of the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission; • Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt, Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals; and • Gary Daniels, Chief Lobbyist for the ACLU of Ohio. This is the first in a series of webinars in the Blueprint for Democracy: Democracy and the Courts series.