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01.24.20
ACLU Takes Prisoners’ Rights Case to Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
COLUMBUS – On January 22, the ACLU and the ACLU of Ohio filed a brief in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of three Ohio prisoners who were denied the proper standard of medical care to treat their Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) while housed at Grafton Correctional Institution. The plaintiffs initially filed a Read more…
Criminal Justice
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01.16.20
ACLU of Ohio and Lambda Legal Urge Federal Court to Strike Down Anti-Transgender Birth Certificate Policy
COLUMBUS – Today, January 16, the ACLU, the ACLU of Ohio, and Lambda Legal filed a motion for summary judgment in the Southern District of Ohio, asking the Court to strike down the state’s policy prohibiting transgender people from correcting the gender marker on their birth certificates. The policy is discriminatory and violates the plaintiffs’ Read more…
LGBT Rights
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11.20.19
ACLU of Ohio’s Bold Reform Recommendations to Criminal Rule 46 Must Be Adopted by Supreme Court of Ohio for Meaningful Change
COLUMBUS – The ACLU of Ohio and a number of sister organizations and individuals dedicated to criminal justice reform, submitted a joint comment to the Rules Commission’s proposed amendments to Criminal Rule 46, which establishes the judicial procedure for setting bail. The proposed amendments include positive changes, but without the corresponding procedural safeguards put forth Read more…
Criminal Justice
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11.19.19
Summit County Repeals Unconstitutional Panhandling Ordinance Following ACLU of Ohio Lawsuit
AKRON – On Monday November 18th, Summit County Council repealed an anti-panhandling law that unconstitutionally burdened free speech by criminalizing the act of giving or receiving donations near roadways; the council members also passed a new law declaring no one in a township right-of-way is allowed to impede or obstruct vehicular traffic. The revised ordinance Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
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11.13.19
Ohio Department of Health Grants License to Last Dayton-Area Abortion Clinic
DAYTON, Ohio — In a win for abortion access in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) granted a license to Women’s Med Center, the last abortion clinic in the Dayton area, today. After a weeks-long legal battle, the clinic can now resume providing surgical abortion services. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Read more…
Women's Rights