On February 11, U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus, a Clinton appointee, issued an opinion in Schmitt v Husted, s.d., 2:18cv-966. The issue is whether it violates the U.S. Constitution for Ohio county and city election officials to decide on their own whether to reject an initiative petition, based on the content of the proposed initiative. A local initiative adjusting the penalties for marijuana possession in a particular town was rejected by the local elections board, because the local elections board felt the initiative, if passed, would be invalid. The decision says it violates due process for local non-judicial officials to make decisions like this.