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09.25.08
ACLU Asks Court to Allow All Registered Voters Access to Absentee Ballots
Files Lawsuit to Protect Newly Registered Ohioans' Voting Rights
CLEVELAND- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit late yesterday challenging Madison County’s decision to deny absentee ballots to newly registered voters in violation of directives sent by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The lawsuit was filed in the in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on behalf of the Read more…
Voting Rights
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09.17.08
ACLU Challenges Illegal Student Strip Searches
Suit Claims Bucyrus City Schools Allows Improper Searches Conducted on Middle School Students
BUCYRUS, OH- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is filing a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against the Bucyrus City School District and members of its staff. The suit challenges the school district’s repeated use of strip searches on students, in violation of federal and state laws. Read more…
Privacy, Student Rights
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07.14.08
‘Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising’ to Be Performed at the New York International Fringe Festival
What: The ACLU of Ohio presents The Ohio Supermaximum Players in “Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising,” which will be performed at the New York City International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) in August 2008. The play depicts the April 1993 uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio. The eleven day uprising Read more…
Death Penalty
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06.24.08
Ohio ACLU Calls on Senators Brown and Voinovich to Reject Bill Allowing Illegal Spying Program
Legislation Would Allow Wiretapping to Persist Unchecked
CLEVELAND- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today called on Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and George Voinovich to reject the FISA Amendments of 2008 Act (H.R. 6304). The bill would allow the federal government to continue its illegal warrantless wiretapping program without oversight from courts and would also grant immunity to telecommunications companies who Read more…
National Security
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06.19.08
ACLU Warns Officials on Use of Sectarian Prayer
Greenfield City Council Opens Meetings with Overtly Sectarian Prayer
GREENFIELD, OH- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to officials in Greenfield, in Highland County, warning them that the use of sectarian prayer at the beginning of city council meetings is unconstitutional. According to reports, the city council regularly begins meetings with prayers using phrases such as “in Jesus’ name.” Read more…
Religious Liberty