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.

By Jade Martinez

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Fair Maps are Coming, Ohio. Breaking Down the Citizens Not Politicians Campaign.

It’s time to remove politicians from the map-making process and end gerrymandering in Ohio, once and for all.

By Jade Martinez

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Proponent Testimony - House Bill 259

Since the reinstatement of Ohio’s capital punishment statute in 1974, the ACLU of Ohio has vigorously supported ending the death penalty once and for all.

By Sean McCann

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Opponent Testimony - House Bill 183

House Bill 183 discriminates against the transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming communities, begs serious privacy and administrability concerns, and exacerbates public safety issues that it purports to solve.

By Micah Mitchell

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Banned Books Week 2023 - Fighting for the Right to Learn

The bottom line is that students have a First Amendment right to have access to materials in their schools’ libraries free of viewpoint discrimination.

By Sean McCann

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Unveiling the Distorted Democracy: The Troubling Reality of Prison Gerrymandering

Picture this: incarcerated Ohioans are counted not as residents of their homes, but as residents of the prisons they inhabit. This inequitable practice, known as prison gerrymandering, occurs during the redistricting process.

By Taylor Schneider

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Facts Over Fear: What’s Happening with OURR and the Ohio Ballot Board

Ohio voters deserve to see the full Amendment language for Issue 1 not only before Election Day, but also directly at the ballot box.

By Sheila Smith

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Ohio Faces Two Futures: One That’s Liberating and One That’s Oppressive

We are at a crossroads. Over the next few months, Ohio has the opportunity to become a state that protects reproductive freedom. It’s imperative that we the people act now, while we still have the chance.

By Jade Martinez

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Here’s Why an Ohio Court Should Strike Down the Discriminatory Healthcare Denial Law

Discrimination isn’t popular – so the Ohio GOP used illegal, underhanded tactics to try and enshrine it into law.

By Jade Martinez

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