09.16.14
Voting early? Choose your date and time!
By Mike Brickner
Update 09.29.14: Due to an order by the U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio’s early voting period has changed from the schedule originally listed below. Read our press release: ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action on Ohio Early Voting. Go to our Vote Center for up to date information. Did you hear? Thanks to the ACLU’s lawsuit… more »
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09.11.14
Why is Secretary Husted Defying a Court Order?
By Freda Levenson
Update 09.29.14: Due to an order by the U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio’s early voting period has changed. Read our press release: ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action on Ohio Early Voting. Go to our Vote Center for up to date information. Last Thursday, in a resounding victory for Ohio voters, a federal district court judge… more »
09.11.14
Double Feature: The ACLU and Outlook Media Challenge Intolerance at the Puffin Collaborative Film Festival
By Steve David
A biker, a hippie, and an ACLU lawyer walk into a restaurant… This is no joke, but in fact a pivotal scene in the classic 1969 film Easy Rider. In a Louisiana diner, the characters played by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson are confronted by the harsh realities of a changing American cultural landscape. Under… more »
Tags: LGBT Rights, PCFF
09.11.14
Will the next execution be as botched as the last?
By Kimberly Millhoan
At this point, we do not know. But we do know that it’s a gamble the State of Ohio is willing to take, as officials recently released the revised execution schedule for the next two years. In April, we urged Governor John Kasich to pause executions through the end of 2015 so that courts and… more »
09.10.14
Failing Grades: An Aramark Report Card
By Steve David
With school starting back up, there is one set of report cards already coming out. The state of Ohio should think twice before signing off on the grades that Aramark Correctional Services is bringing home. A recent report found that Aramark failed to meet contract compliance scores at seven of the twenty-six state prison facilities… more »
09.10.14
Prayer at Public Meetings? Religious Liberty post-Greece v. Galloway Explained
By Doug Torok
The ACLU believes that the right of every American to practice his or her own religion, or no religion at all, is one of the most fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment. The Constitution’s framers understood that religious liberty can flourish only if the government plays no direct role in religion. Join us for… more »
09.09.14
The Real Problem in Ferguson
By Mike Uth
Michael Uth is a member of the ACLU of Ohio Board of Directors. So far, all the news and commentary surrounding the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri have overlooked the biggest reason why incidents like this continue to occur time after time in city after city. The reason is the War on… more »
Tags: war on drugs
09.09.14
Victory for Ohio Voters!
By Freda Levenson
Early this year, Ohio’s legislature and Secretary of State slashed early voting opportunities that had been relied upon by thousands of voters in Ohio. A week-long same-day registration period, all evening early voting hours, and all but one Sunday of early voting were cut from Ohio’s early voting period. The ACLU of Ohio and ACLU… more »
09.09.14
ACLU to Legislators: Stop Playing Games, Start Playing by Rules
By Mike Brickner
When I was a kid, one of my best friends had a knack for changing the rules to the game every time he was losing. If we were playing hide and seek and I found him, he’d come up with some new rule forcing me to count to 100 again. If we were playing kickball,… more »
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09.08.14
Federal Judge Sees Through Ohio’s Bogus Arguments For Cutting Early Voting
By Sean Young
This article is featured on the national ACLU Blog of Rights. While it may be technically possible for there to be a sufficiently good reason to cut early voting – one that isn’t just a sorry excuse for voter suppression – we haven’t seen it yet. Yesterday a federal judge in Ohio agreed, ruling that… more »