Press Releases

Ohio Families File Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Transgender Youth

Today, the ACLU, the ACLU of Ohio, and the global law firm Goodwin filed a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional enactment of House Bill 68, and specifically, a discriminatory provision in H.B. 68 that bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

ACLU of Ohio Launches New Video Series Know Your Rights: Rights vs. Reality

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

New Data Reveals Ohioans Continue to Support Death Penalty Repeal

Advocates Oppose Introduction of Alternate Execution Methods

ACLU of Ohio Preparing Lawsuit Challenging HB 68

The ACLU of Ohio announced today that it will file a lawsuit challenging a provision in House Bill 68, specifically the ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

ACLU of Ohio Submits Comment on Transgender Healthcare Restrictions, Urging Governor DeWine to Rescind Draft Rules

If allowed to go into effect as written, the rules impose constraints on care for all transgender people - minors and adults alike - with no grounding in existing medical science.

ACLU of Ohio Condemns Ohio House Veto Override of HB 68

This afternoon, the Ohio House voted to override Governor DeWine’s veto of HB 68, a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18.

Governor DeWine’s Executive Order Is A De Facto Ban on Transgender Care

Following his veto of Ohio House Bill 68, a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18, Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order and proposed restrictions on care for transgender people that, in practice. The ACLU and the ACLU of Ohio condemned the proposal.

Voting Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Ohio HB 458 for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

The League of Women Voters of Ohio and voter Jennifer Kucera filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a provision in House Bill 458 that impacts how voters who have disabilities can cast absentee ballots.

Ohio Abortion Providers File Amended Complaint in Challenge to Six-Week Ban With Issue 1 Language Now Secured in Ohio Constitution

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the law firm WilmerHale filed an amended complaint in their lawsuit challenging the six-week abortion ban, in light of Issue 1’s passage.