Date:         Wed, 6 Jul 1994 15:58:17 EDT

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The  July 2, 1994 Cincinnati Post reported that Ohio Attornety General Lee
Fisher filed a court brief on the side of the Equality Foundation, opposing
Cincinnati's anti-LGB Issue 3.

"In the State's brief, Fisher contends that measures adopted by the people
of Ohio must be consistent with the provisions of the U. S. Constitution.
Issue
3 suporters have contended that the Consititution provides that a vote of the
people is the final authority.

Fisher's brief said Issue 3 ... violates the equal protection clause of the
Constitution because it prevents a class of people from seeking legal protec-
tion from the legislative body on an equal basis with other citizens. [He
also
said "this case involves a direct effort to undermine the fight against dis-
crimination" and threatened to limit the scope and application of state hate
crime laws. -- KS]

Issue 3 Supporters contend homosexuals, lesbians and bi-sexuals [CP punctua-
tion] do not constitute a class of people entitled to civil rights
protections,
 such as African-Americans"

Thanks to Art Leonard for passing the CP article on. The CP is the Cincinnati
Post, not a certain political perty in general disrepute.

Ken