Press Releases

Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights File More than 700,000 Signatures in Campaign to Place Reproductive Freedom on the 2023 General Election Ballot

In a demonstration of overwhelming grassroots support, Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights submitted the signatures required to place The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety Amendment on the 2023 General Election ballot to the Ohio Secretary of State.

ACLU Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Action in Ohio Partisan Gerrymandering Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today instructed the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling that required Ohio’s congressional map be redrawn over unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. 

Ohio Fairness Act Reintroduced with Strong Support from Statewide LGBTQ+ Advocates and Ohio Business Competes Coalition

Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood), who is Ohio’s sole LGBTQ+ lawmaker serving in the 135th General Assembly,  reintroduced the Ohio Fairness Act (OFA) along with a bipartisan slate of eight ally cosponsors.

ACLU of Ohio Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Equitas Health in Support of City of Columbus’ Challenge to Ohio’s ‘Healthcare Denial Law’ as Violating the Ohio Constitution

Today, the ACLU of Ohio filed an amicus brief on behalf of Equitas Health in City of Columbus v. State of Ohio, a case challenging the legality of Ohio’s Healthcare Denial Law, or the so-called ‘medical conscience clause.’

ACLU of Ohio files Amicus on behalf of League of Women Voters of Ohio in Support of One Person One Vote’s Challenge to Ballot Board’s Deceptive and Unconstitutional Language for August Special Election

The ACLU of Ohio filed an amicus brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio to the Ohio Supreme Court in a case challenging the language adopted for Issue 1, which is misleadingly selective, confusing, out-of-context, and even outright false.

Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Sends Letter to LaRose Outlining Urgent Funding Needs for August Special Election

Today the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition (OVRC) sent a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose and members of the Ohio General Assembly addressing the immediate funding needs for the upcoming August Special Election.

ACLU of Ohio Files Amicus on behalf of League of Women Voters of Ohio in Support of One Person One Vote Campaign, Slamming August Special Election as Undemocratic

The ACLU of Ohio filed a brief on behalf of the LWV of Ohio as amicus curiae to the Ohio Supreme Court in One Person One Vote v. LaRose, a case challenging the legality of recently passed Senate Joint Resolution 2, which unlawfully purports to create an August special election.

Ohio Legal Experts Condemn Fifth Circuit Ruling on Mifepristone Case

Today, experts from Abortion Fund of Ohio (AFO)’s Legal Access Program and ACLU of Ohio weigh in on the Fifth Circuit ruling on Mifepristone.