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09.12.19
VICTORY! Transgender Ohioans to Get Their Day in Court in Lawsuit Against the State
U.S. District Court denies Ohio’s Motion to Dismiss lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Ohio and Lambda Legal on behalf of transgender Ohioans denied accurate birth certificates by the state.
Columbus – A U.S. District Court judge today ruled that the lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Ohio, the ACLU, and Lambda Legal on behalf of four transgender plaintiffs seeking accurate birth certificates can proceed. The court denied the state’s motion to have the lawsuit dismissed, thereby ensuring the four transgender plaintiffs in the case Read more…
LGBT Rights
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08.29.19
ACLU of Ohio and Demos Settle Long-Running Voter Purge Case, Extending APRI Exception Through 2022
Eligible Voters Purged Through 2019 May Cast Provisional Ballots Through 2022 and Votes Will Be Counted
COLUMBUS, OHIO —Today, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (Ohio APRI), Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH), and long-time Ohio resident Larry Harmon announced that they had reached a settlement agreement with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, concluding the long-running litigation in Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. LaRose that challenged Ohio’s method of Read more…
Voting Rights
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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