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08.08.07
Free Speech Chilled by Mason Officials
Threats of Prosecution Intimidates Residents from Circulating Petition
MASON, OH—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to City of Mason Law Director Ken Schneider urging him and other local officials to stop threatening prosecution for residents who were planning to circulate a petition to recall several City Council members. Schneider and other officials contend that anyone who distributed or Read more…
Free Speech
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07.25.07
ACLU Applauds Ohio Supreme Court Decision Upholding Domestic Violence Protections
COLUMBUS- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio welcomed today’s Ohio Supreme Court decision in Carswell v. Ohio, which upheld domestic violence protections for all Ohioans. The case resolved the question of whether Ohio’s anti-gay marriage amendment precludes non-married Ohioans from being prosecuted for domestic violence. Defense attorneys argued that the amendment’s ambiguous second sentence Read more…
LGBT Rights
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07.11.07
ACLU Opens Investigation into Proposed Sex-Segregated Schools
CLEVELAND- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio launched an investigation into a proposed initiative by the Cleveland Municipal School District to create five sex-segregated schools. The ACLU of Ohio sent a wide-ranging public records request to Dr. Eugene Sanders, Superintendent of the CMSD, asking for information on various issues, some of which included: Read more…
Student Rights
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06.21.07
Data Breach Shows Government Unable to Protect Personal Information
New "Real ID" Law Would Be Recipe for Disaster
CLEVELAND –The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio expressed grave concern over recent reports that personal information of over 225,000 Ohioans and 64,000 state employees has been stolen as a result of careless errors and antiquated protection methods employed by the state. The data breach comes as the debate intensifies over whether states should go Read more…
Real ID
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06.07.07
ACLU Warns Cincinnati State Against Interfering with Janitors for Justice Campaign on Campus
CINCINNATI, OH– Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College President Ron Wright regarding the College’s continued interference with the Janitors for Justice campaign sponsored by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 3. Recently, the ACLU of Ohio received a complaint from SEIU Local 3 Read more…
Free Speech