Litigation

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Antitrust and Trade Regulation Litigation
• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Litigation
• Business and Commercial
• Class Actions
• Constitutional Law and Media
• Construction
• Consumer Lending and Lender Liability
• Corporate Investigations
• Corporate Takeovers and Changes of Control
• Data Privacy and Information Security
• E-Discovery and Electronic Information Management (EIM)
• Eminent Domain and Real Property
• Employment Litigation
• Energy and Utilities Litigation
• Environmental and Natural Resources
• ERISA and Employee Benefits
• False Claims Act and Qui Tam
• Financial Institutions Litigation
• Fires/Explosions
• Franchise Litigation
• Government Entities
• Health Care Litigation
• Insurance and Insurance Coverage
• Intellectual Property
• Internet Defamation
• Personal Injury
• Probate, Trust, and Fiduciary Litigation
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability and Discipline
• Public Contracting Disputes
• Public Records and Open Meetings
• Securities, Shareholder Disputes, and Corporate Governance
• Tax Controversies
• Toxic Torts
• White Collar Defense
• Workers' Compensation

Constitutional Law and Media

When clients are troubled by the application of statutes and regulations, or by other governmental activities, our lawyers analyze whether those activities run afoul of constitutional protections.  Where appropriate, we pursue litigation to vindicate our clients’ constitutional rights.  Our attorneys have appeared in the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, the Ohio Supreme Court, and many other federal and state courts in a wide variety of cases involving constitutional issues. 

Our constitutional law practice runs the gamut of issues that may arise under the United States and Ohio Constitutions. Our engagements in this area have included the following matters, among many others:

• Protection of First Amendment rights for national religious organizations
• Representation of taxpayers challenging taxing schemes under state constitutional uniformity requirements
• Representation of landowners challenging the constitutionality of zoning laws
• Representation of clients raising challenges to local regulations under the Home Rule provision of the Ohio Constitution
• Representation of the Ohio General Assembly in its challenge to the gubernatorial veto process under the Ohio Constitution
• Representation of businesses challenging the constitutionality of the state bidding process
• Vindication of privacy rights under the Ohio and U.S. Constitutions
• Representation of clients in actions alleging preemption of state and local laws by federal law, through operation of the Supremacy Clause
• Representation of clients in litigation challenging state and federal legislation and regulations as being in violation of other constitutional provisions

Our firm also has a strong tradition of advocacy for clients in media law matters and has represented clients in some of the leading Ohio cases addressing defamation, media access, and public records issues.  We also offer our media clients pre-publication review and counsel on potential defamation claims.  Our work in this area is varied, and includes the following engagements:

• Representation of clients in cases challenging restrictions on commercial speech and advertising
• Representation of clients in cases involving copyright infringement over the internet
• Defense of clients sued on defamation and invasion of privacy claims
• Representation of clients in cases involving Ohio’s public records and open meetings laws
• Preparation of the Broadcasters’ Guide to Advertising in Ohio

Practice Contact

John J. Kulewicz
614.464.5634
jjkulewicz@vorys.com 

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