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08.15.06
ACLU Calls on Police, Communities to Stop Profiling
Funds and Resources Devoted Towards Suspects Illustrates the Problems with Profiling Ethnic Groups
MARIETTA, OH—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio cautioned law enforcement and communities against becoming overly anxious over fear of terrorism and resorting to ethnic and racial profiling. The statement comes after a week of speculation that two Lebanese-American men arrested in Marietta may have been involved in terrorism because of “suspicious” activities. Yesterday, Read more…
National Security
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08.04.06
Proposed Initiative Will Prove Harmful to Communities, Taxpayers
Act Will Increase Bureaucracy and Profiling, Drain Taxpayer Money
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio expressed disappointment yesterday, after members of the Ohio General Assembly announced a new initiative that duplicates various federal immigration laws and opens the door for massive racial and ethnic profiling throughout the state. The Act, titled the Illegal Alien Enforcement Act, seeks to charge local law enforcement with Read more…
Immigrant Rights
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07.20.06
Newly Introduced Bill Would Protect Privacy
ACLU Calls on Legislators to Support Restriction on Radio ID Tags
COLUMBUS, OH—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio applauded the introduction of Ohio Senate Bill 349 by Senator Robert Schuler (R-Cincinnati) that would prohibit employers from mandating an employee use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The tags are inserted into the body of a person and are used as a means of tracking. “Requiring that Read more…
Privacy
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07.10.06
ACLU Files First Lawsuit Challenging Ohio Patriot Act
Bill Violates Rights, Increases Bureaucracy Without Preventing Terrorism
COLUMBUS, OH—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a legal brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in its first challenge to the much-maligned Ohio Patriot Act. The lawsuit, which specifically disputes a requirement forcing lawyers who act as public defenders to sign a statement certifying they are not terrorists promises to be only the Read more…
National Security
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06.27.06
ACLU Calls for Thorough Investigation into County Jail
Recent String of Deaths Cause for Serious Look into Practices, Conditions in Butler County Jail
HAMILTON, OH—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Butler County Commissioners urging them to conduct a thorough and extensive investigation into the apparent suicides of two inmates in the Butler County Jail. Both deaths, occurring within a week of one another led the ACLU of Read more…
Police Practices