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04.21.06
ACLU Victorious in Challenge to Ohio’s Punch Card Ballots
CLEVELAND, OH — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio Foundation, Inc. and the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project announced victory in its constitutional challenge to the State of Ohio’s use of punch-card ballot voting technology. In a forty-seven page decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit agreed with the ACLU Read more…
Voting Rights
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04.13.06
ACLU Files Suit Against Ohio Patriot Act Provision
Lawyers, Others Required to Sign Anti-Terrorism Oaths That Rely on Discredited "Watch Lists"
COLUMBUS, OH- The Ohio Patriot Act goes into effect on Friday, April 14 and the ACLU of Ohio will file a writ in the Ohio Supreme Court challenging unnecessary and potentially dangerous requirements of the Act. The section of the Ohio Patriot Act in question requires anyone doing business with the state to sign an Read more…
National Security
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04.03.06
ACLU Investigates Open Records Dispute
Resumes of Candidates for Airport Director Have Not Been Made Public
CLEVELAND- Today, the ACLU of Ohio announced that it would send an open records request to the city of Cleveland, asking for resumes submitted by candidates for the director of Port Control, who oversees Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Following a request from the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, the city replied that it no longer had the resumes. Read more…
Open Government
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03.17.06
Leaders Must Be Held Accountable for Illegal Spying
CLEVELAND- As President Bush readies for his trip to Cleveland on Monday, March 20, the ACLU of Ohio renews its call for Congress to investigate the warrantless wiretapping conducted by the National Security Agency. To date, Congress has only conducted a few hearings on the subject and has not initiated a full-fledged investigation into who Read more…
National Security
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03.09.06
Groups Urge Ohio Supreme Court to Ensure Lawyers for Children
Too Many Minors Waive Right to Counsel
The American Civil Liberties Union, the Children’s Law Center, the ACLU of Ohio, and the Office of the Ohio Public Defender today filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Ohio, calling for the Court to better protect the right to counsel for children accused of a crime. As many as 80 percent of children Read more…
General Civil Liberties