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The ACLU of Ohio remains gravely concerned about the dangers to student health and safety posed by the provisions of this bill and we urge the Committee’s rejection of HB 8.

The ACLU of Ohio rejects any attempt to limit and outlaw constitutionally protected free speech, even speech we, you, and others may find abhorrent.

The Greater CLE Youth Justice Collective is concerned about a negative trend in the way various community stakeholders discuss court-involved youth in greater Cleveland.

Just over one year ago, many of us celebrated the passage of Issue 2, a citizen-initiated statute that legalized adult-use cannabis in Ohio.

The ACLU of Ohio does encourage the members of this committee to be cognizant of the unrealistic demands HB 289 places on your homeless constituents and the various ways it encourages, rather than minimizes, failure of various types.

Every even-year election, as lawmakers prepare for the next General Assembly, we enter the “Lameduck period,” taking place between Election Day and the start of the new session.

Should some people profit off others’ misfortune? At the ACLU of Ohio, we believe the answer is a resounding no. Sadly, we know profit comes into play at many levels of our criminal legal system, but the most notable is within the prison industry itself.

The ACLU of Ohio urges the committee to reject HB 473 because of its failure to adequately address crucial and serious mass surveillance concerns.

It is long past time for Ohio to join the majority of states with protections against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and further protect free speech.