Press Releases

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Newly Redrawn State Legislative Maps; Take Redistricting Commission Back to Ohio Supreme Court

The ACLU of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Covington & Burling LLP filed objections to the revised state House and Senate maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

Voting Rights Groups Submit Independent, Expert-Reviewed, Legislative Maps to Ohio Redistricting Commission

Yesterday afternoon, petitioners submitted a set of constitutionally-compliant legislative maps to the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which is under court order to redraw the state House and Senate district maps.

VICTORY: Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Ohio's Gerrymandered Legislative Maps; Redistricting Commission Must Go Back to Drawing Board

The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a 4-3 ruling in three lawsuits challenging Ohio's maps for state House and Senate districts, ordering the Republican-controlled Redistricting Commission to draw a new map that complies with the Ohio Constitution.

Reproductive Rights Groups Ask Court to Keep Harmful Fetal Tissue Disposal Law from Being Enforced

We filed papers seeking a second preliminary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing Senate Bill 27 - a law that requires all embryonic and fetal tissue from a procedural abortion be cremated or interred, imposing severe burdens on patients and stigmatizing abortion even further.

Groups Challenge Newly Passed Ohio Congressional Map as Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymandering

The ACLU of Ohio, the ACLU, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit today challenging Senate Bill 258, which establishes new congressional districts for Ohio, giving Republicans an unconstitutional partisan advantage.

Fair Districts Coalition Makes Last-Ditch Plea to Governor DeWine, Urging that He Veto Gerrymandered Congressional Map, SB 258

Today the Fair Districts Coalition issued a letter calling on Governor DeWine to veto Substitute Senate Bill 258. The Congressional map created by the bill is a classic gerrymander.

ACLU of Ohio Urges Wholesale Rejection of House Bill 109

"House Bill 109 is by far the worst free speech-related bill I have ever seen in the Ohio General Assembly after 23 years working on civil liberties issues with the ACLU of Ohio." - Gary Daniels, Chief Lobbyist
Issue Areas: Free Speech