Prison sale did not violate Ohio Constitution, justices rule

Averting an unprecedented line-by-line legal review of the state budget, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-2 today that the sale of a prison in a state budget bill was constitutional. The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, which represents prison employees, and public policy group ProgressOhio had challenged the 2012-13 budget bill as violating the one-bill/one-subject provision of the Ohio Constitution.