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.

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.

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.

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.

"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

“Unfortunately, this proposed map does not uphold the letter or the spirit of reform that 70% of Ohioans voted for in 2015."

This week the ACLU of Ohio placed a billboard advertisement in Capital Square with a bleak reminder: “For Every FIVE People the State of Ohio Has Executed, ONE Person Has Been Found Innocent.”