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10.09.08
ACLU Challenges Threat by Government to Designate Charity as “Terrorist”
Statute Gives Government Unlimited Power to Blacklist Any Organization It Wants
TOLEDO, OH – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio and several civil rights lawyers today asked a federal court to block the government from blacklisting an Ohio-based charity, KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, Inc., without due process. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) froze the group’s assets more Read more…
National Security
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10.07.08
ACLU Files Lawsuit Calling for Religious Documents to Be Removed from Courtroom
Sues Judge Who Lost 2002 Court Case on Posting of Ten Commandments
MANSFIELD, OH- The ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court of Northern Ohio against Richland County Judge James DeWeese. In its lawsuit, the ACLU claims he has continued posting documents in his courtroom that promote one religion over another. The ACLU previously won a case in 2002 against him for Read more…
Religious Liberty
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10.02.08
ACLU Asks Court to Allow Rejected Absentee Ballot Applications
Group Sides with Voters in 'Check-Box' Dispute
COLUMBUS, OH- The American Civil Liberties Union and Brennan Center will file a friend-of-the-court brief today asking the Ohio Supreme Court to protect voters’ rights and allow rejected absentee ballot applications to be processed. The lawsuit was brought by two Hamilton County voters who completed absentee ballot request forms that were rejected because of an Read more…
Voting Rights
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10.01.08
Ohio Colleges Should Not Engage in Voter Suppression
First Day of Early Voting Produces Complaints of Restricted Access at Colleges Around State
CLEVELAND- After complaints from voter registration groups who were prevented from reaching college students, the ACLU of Ohio today called on Ohio school administrators to grant full access on campus to these groups. September 30, 2008 marked the first day of early voting in Ohio, as well as a five day window where new voters Read more…
Voting Rights
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09.29.08
Ohio Courts Protect Voters’ Access to Absentee Ballots
ACLU Challenges Successful in State and Federal Venues
CLEVELAND – In an overwhelming victory for voting rights, two different Ohio courts today ruled that counties cannot deny absentee ballots to newly registered voters in violation of directives issued by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit and two friend-of-the-court briefs challenging efforts to prevent Read more…
Voting Rights