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10.26.10
ACLU Seeks Records on Statewide Camera Surveillance Program
Privacy Concerns Continue on Ninth Anniversary of Controversial USA Patriot Act
COLUMBUS- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio launched an investigation today into a controversial new surveillance program that would allow government officials to monitor video feeds from private and public areas around the state. The Camera Integration Project is designed to allow local officials access to an array of public and private surveillance cameras. Read more…
National Security
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10.20.10
Schools Must Implement Proactive Education Plans to End Bullying and Protect Students, Says ACLU
Recent Incidents Across Ohio Highlight Need for Action
CLEVELAND- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio urges school officials to adopt comprehensive education programs designed to educate students and parents about the consequences of bullying. The ACLU’s call to action comes after weeks of state and national reports of bullying and teen suicides caused by bullying. Most recently, a crowd of students Read more…
LGBT Rights, Student Rights
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10.20.10
ACLU Challenges Law Prohibiting False Speech Against Candidates
Law Infringes on Susan B. Anthony List's Right to Erect Billboard Critical of Congressman
CINCINNATI- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the case Susan B. Anthony List v. Rep. Steve Driehaus, et.al. before the Federal District Court for Southern Ohio. The case originated from a complaint filed by Rep. Driehaus against the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA) after they announced plans to Read more…
Free Speech, LGBT Rights
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10.04.10
ACLU Report Exposes Resugrence of Debtors’ Prisons
Cost of Incarceration Skyrockets as Poor Are Jailed Because They Cannot to Pay Fines
CLEVELAND- Poor defendants are being jailed at increasingly alarming rates for failing to pay legal debts they can never hope to afford, according to a new report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union. The report profiles five states, including Ohio, who are more aggressively going after poor people who have already served their Read more…
Criminal Justice
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09.01.10
Civil Rights Groups Decry State’s Refusal of Identification Documents to Some Citizens
Groups Urge Governor to Accept Valid Puerto Rican Birth Certificates
CLEVELAND- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Hispanic Alliance, and League of United Latin American Citizens Ohio called on Governor Strickland to direct the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to accept all valid forms of identification from American citizens born in Puerto Rico who wish to obtain a state-issued ID. The BMV recently announced Read more…
Racial Justice