A federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio ruled in favor of our client, Guy Christensen, in our lawsuit challenging Ohio State University’s decision to expel him for engaging in protected political speech.

Today the Ohio General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1, a harmful anti-free speech bill that strips public universities of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and creates overly-broad content regulations and restrictions.

On Friday, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) President Dr. John Langell sent a letter to students and faculty retracting his previous announcements of new campus protocols that would have infringed on students’ First Amendment Rights.

The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in response to new campus protocols that infringe on students’ First Amendment Rights.

Today, the ACLU of Ohio issued a legal memo to Ohio school officials regarding the rights of immigrant students. The letter provides clarity on federal and state laws and offers tools to ensure districts are prepared for heightened immigration enforcement.

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit by Plaintiff-Appellants (the “parent group”) challenging Olentangy Local School District’s (the “District”) student speech policies. 

The ACLU of Ohio issued a statement today commemorating the 54th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, in the context of the current wave of campus protests happening across Ohio and the country.

Today the ACLU of Ohio released a new six-part video series - “Know Your Rights: Rights vs, Reality.”