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ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Defiance Over Policy Banning Chalk Messages on Public Sidewalks
DEFIANCE, OH – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Defiance, alleging that the city’s enforcement of a policy banning temporary chalk messages on public sidewalks violates the First Amendment.
ACLU Announces Lawsuit Challenging Three Ohio Budget Amendments Restricting Reproductive Rights
CLEVELAND, OH–Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio announced a lawsuit challenging three controversial abortion-related amendments passed in June as part of the massive state budget bill.
ACLU Settles Lawsuit Against Jackson City Schools Over Religious Portrait
JACKSON, OH – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) have settled a lawsuit against the Jackson City School District over the continued display of a religious portrait on school property.
ACLU Challenges Firing of Ohio Pregnant Woman
DAYTON, OH – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Springfield resident Jennifer Maudlin, a single mother of two, against Inside Out, a religiously-based community organization.
ACLU Warns Defiance Not to Ban Political Chalk Messages on Public Sidewalks
DEFIANCE, OH – With the 2013 Defiance Halloween parade on the horizon, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has sent a letter to city leaders, warning them that their policy of banning messages written on public sidewalks with temporary chalk violates the First Amendment.