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The ACLU envisions a free, safe and just society, where civil liberties are secure for all. Throughout our history, we have worked to ensure that constitutional protections are extended to all and that opportunities for education, employment, legal representation, and political participation are not denied on the basis of race.

Watch our Know Your Rights: Rights versus Reality video series where our panelists engage viewers in conversation surrounding the realities that Ohioans, particularly People of Color, can often experience when exercising their constitutionally protected rights with law enforcement.

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News & Commentary
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Highlighting Banned Books by Black Authors for Black History Month

For Black History Month, the ACLU of Ohio shares a list of ten books that have been banned in the U.S. by Black authors.
Know Your Rights
Know Your Rights - Rights Versus Reality - Panelists

Know Your Rights: Rights Versus Reality

News & Commentary
ACLU of Ohio Endorsement - Yes on Issue 24 - Yes for Truly Affordable Housing - Cincinnati

Housing is a Human Right – Why the ACLU of Ohio Supports Issue 24 in Cincinnati

Passing Issue 24 is a step towards systemic equality that all Ohioans deserve.
News & Commentary
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Reproductive Freedom is a Racial Justice Issue

Addressing barriers to reproductive healthcare and the disproportionate risks and harms they pose to the Black community is just the first step towards addressing the systemic racism that plagues so much of our society.
Court Case
Sep 11, 2023

State v. Raglin (amicus)

In Hamilton County cases where the death penalty is sought, a black defendant with at least one white victim is 5.33 times more likely than other defendants to be sentenced to death. The ACLU of Ohio submitted an amicus brief in support of removing the sentence and a new trial for Mr. Raglin.
Court Case
Dec 11, 2012

Boustani v. Husted

Court Case
May 21, 2003

In Re Cincinnati Policing 209 F.R.D. 395 (S.D. Ohio 2003)