A recent opinion from Mike DeWine on a technical legal issue could have huge long-term ramifications on the reputation and integrity of the Ohio attorney General’s Office. Records recently obtained by Plunderbund show that DeWine rejected the opinion of career government attorneys in order to assist Governor Kasich’s effort to privatize state prisons, sending a clear message that politics is more important to him than the rule of law.

The mission of the Attorney General’s Office is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the State of Ohio in order to ensure fair and impartial administration of the […]