Today a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a judgment on the pleadings in a lawsuit challenging Bethel Local School District’s decision to allow transgender students to use communal restrooms consistent with their gender identity.

With the August 8 Special Election quickly approaching, the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition is ensuring Ohio voters know about the recent changes to early vote hours and informing voters about the nonpartisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.

Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights has exceeded the state requirements

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.

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. 

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.

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.’

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.