The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law is a non-partisan public interest law firm that litigates on constitutional law in Ohio. It works on property rights, taxpayer and entrepreneur rights, regulation, health care, free speech, and parental rights. 1
The 1851 Center is an associate member of the State Policy Network, a coalition of free-market state-level policy organizations. 2
Activity
The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law was founded as a subsidiary of the Buckeye Institute, with initial funding from the Sam Adams Alliance, and became an independent non-profit in 2010. 1
In 2023, the 1851 Center challenged a policy by the City of Cleveland Heights that assessed higher property taxes on nonresidents who owned property in the jurisdiction. 11 Donors Trust, which donated $100,000 2010 and $10,000 in 2019, 12 and the Charles Koch Institute, which donated $12,500 in 2014. 13
Leadership
Maurice Thompson founded the 1851 Center in 2008 and works as its executive director. Thompson has previously held positions with the National Taxpayers Union, the Sam Adams Foundation, and the Buckeye Institute. 0){
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