The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has announced an organizational staff restructure, after several years of significant growth, to better align the organization in the service of its civil liberties and civil rights mission.

Today, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted the state’s emergency request to stay a ruling from the Tenth District Court of Appeals that would have blocked the state from enforcing House Bill 68, a law banning gender affirming medical care for transgender youth. 

Today, the ACLU of Ohio released three new fact sheets, offering guidance for places of worship, health centers, and other private business establishments in Ohio to protect individuals accessing these important places from overreaching immigration enforcement.

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed a brief as amicus curiae to Ohio’s 8th District Court of Appeals on behalf of Appellee Qeyeon Tolbert in State v. Tolbert.

Today the ACLU of Ohio released the latest version of their biennial report, Ohio’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline: 135th General Assembly (2023-2024).

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.

Today, in an historic win for bodily autonomy and LGBTQ+ Ohioans, a three judge panel on the Tenth District Court of Appeals overturned House Bill 68, Ohio’s law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth, and prohibiting trans women and girls from participating in sports.

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.