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Substitute House Bill 376 - Opponent Testimony

Additional protections far beyond HB 376 are needed from the General Assembly. As currently written, we believe exploitable loopholes and exceptions in HB 376 can and will give businesses and...

Substitute Senate Bill 157 - Opponent Testimony

In fact, this language is so broad it prevents even any direct or indirect teaching, or instruction, or consultation by these doctors with regard to all these public institutions, even when that...

House Bill 183 - Proponent Testimony

The common thread of what proponents are voicing is there is something for everyone to hate about the death penalty. The only question now is whether it is enough for Ohio to finally end laws and...

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January 14, 2022

Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Ohio’s Gerrymandered U.S. Congressional District Map; Ohio Legislature Must Go Back to Drawing Board

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a 4-3 ruling today in the American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit challenging Ohio's U.S. congressional district map, ordering the Republican-...

January 12, 2022

VICTORY: Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Ohio's Gerrymandered Legislative Maps; Redistricting Commission Must Go Back to Drawing Board

The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a 4-3 ruling in three lawsuits challenging Ohio's maps for state House and Senate districts, ordering the Republican-controlled Redistricting Commission to draw a...

January 7, 2022

Reproductive Rights Groups Ask Court to Keep Harmful Fetal Tissue Disposal Law from Being Enforced

We filed papers seeking a second preliminary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing Senate Bill 27 - a law that requires all embryonic and fetal tissue from a procedural abortion be...

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Substitute House Bill 376 - Opponent Testimony

Substitute Senate Bill 157 - Opponent Testimony

House Bill 183 - Proponent Testimony

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Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Ohio’s Gerrymandered U.S. Congressional District Map; Ohio Legislature Must Go Back to Drawing Board

VICTORY: Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Ohio's Gerrymandered Legislative Maps; Redistricting Commission Must Go Back to Drawing Board

Reproductive Rights Groups Ask Court to Keep Harmful Fetal Tissue Disposal Law from Being Enforced

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