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08.20.19
ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Preterm File Motion for Permanent Injunction in Case Challenging Ohio’s Near Total Abortion Ban
COLUMBUS – Today, August 20, the ACLU of Ohio and others filed a motion in the Southern District of Ohio asking the Court to enter a permanent injunction against the near-total abortion ban signed by Governor DeWine in April of this year. A federal judge temporarily blocked the ban from taking effect on July 3, Read more…
Women's Rights
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08.06.19
Public Records Reveal 30+ Juveniles Transferred to Crisis-Ridden Cuyahoga County Jail in 2019; ACLU of Ohio Expresses Grave Concerns, Wants Answers
CLEVELAND – The ACLU of Ohio recently uncovered troubling information about youth being transferred from the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) to the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center (Cuyahoga Jail), a facility that has been in a state of crisis for over a year. The transfer of youth is happening at an alarming rate, especially Read more…
Criminal Justice
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07.22.19
City of Bedford Ceases Enforcement of Unconstitutional Nuisance Ordinance
BEDFORD – Today, as a result of litigation brought by the ACLU, the ACLU of Ohio, and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, the City of Bedford has suspended enforcement of its unconstitutional Criminal Activity Nuisance Ordinance while the litigation proceeds. The plaintiffs, the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research and Beverley Somai, filed Read more…
Criminal Justice
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07.18.19
ACLU of Ohio to Attorney General Yost: Preserve Ohioans’ Privacy Rights in Thorough Review of Facial Recognition Database
COLUMBUS – Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to Attorney General David Yost stating the organization’s support of a review of federal law enforcement access to Ohio’s facial recognition database, while also encouraging the attorney general to examine additional ways Ohioans’ personal information is accessed by the federal government via Read more…
Privacy
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07.15.19
ACLU of Ohio Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Case Alleging Excessive Force by Columbus Police Officers
COLUMBUS – Today, July 15, the ACLU of Ohio filed a motion for summary judgment in the Southern District of Ohio asking the Court to rule that two Columbus Police officers used excessive force against the Plaintiffs Ellen Abdur-Rahim and Harrison Kallner. The officers unconstitutionally pepper sprayed Abdur-Rahim and Kallner at close range on January Read more…
Free Speech, Police Practices