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04.07.21
Speakes-Hall Elected President of the ACLU of Ohio
CINCINNATI – Dr. Ebony Speakes-Hall, a longtime justice advocate and national leader in the field of social work, was elected president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio on March 20, becoming the first African-American woman to lead the organization’s 23-member board of directors. “I have never worked with such brilliant and compassionate people devoted Read more…
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04.05.21
Ohio Judge Blocks Enforcement of Fetal Tissue Disposal Law, Preserving Access to Abortion
CINCINNATI – Today, an Ohio judge granted a preliminary injunction, temporarily halting enforcement of a fetal tissue disposal requirement which was signed into law by Governor DeWine in December of last year. This decision follows a lawsuit filed last month by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the ACLU, ACLU of Ohio, along with Fanon A. Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.24.21
ACLU of Ohio to Ohio University: Continue Funding and Programmatic Support for Center for Law, Justice, and Culture
ATHENS- Today, ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Ohio University Provost Elizabeth Sayrs and Dean Florenz Plassmann expressing our “serious concerns” about the potential defunding of Ohio University’s Center for Law, Justice, and Culture. The following statement can be attributed to J. Bennett Guess, Executive Director of the ACLU of Ohio: “Since CLJC’s inception, Read more…
Criminal Justice
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03.24.21
Statewide Poll on Cash Bail Reveals Voters Want to Significantly Reform Ohio’s Pretrial Justice System
COLUMBUS —Today a large network of organizations, including the ACLU of Ohio and Ohio Conservatives for Bail Reform, released a statewide public opinion poll of voters’ views on criminal justice and the pretrial system, and the results show that a strong majority of Ohioans believe the current system is deeply flawed and are eager to Read more…
Criminal Justice
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03.12.21
ACLU of Ohio Files Amicus in Support of Man Unlawfully Arrested for Exercising First Amendment Rights Against Police at County Fair
COLUMBUS – Today the ACLU of Ohio filed a brief as amicus curiae to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Wood v. Eubanks, a case addressing an individual’s First Amendment right to publicly criticize the police. Michael Wood was unlawfully arrested at the Clark County fairgrounds after criticizing law enforcement Read more…
Criminal Justice