Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder filed an appeal with the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals earlier this week, seeking to reverse his 20-year prison sentence. He was found guilty in March 2023 of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with the passage of House Bill 6. Householder’s lawyers made several arguments in the filing, ranging from evidentiary problems with his trial to debating the acceptable political uses of anonymously funded contributions. His lawyers also argued that a bribe agreement must be explicit. Federal prosecutors have until March 27th to respond. 2/27/2024