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12.15.05
Ohio General Assembly Passes Patriot Act
ACLU Urges Governor Taft to Veto Bill
COLUMBUS– Yesterday, in the final hours before the holiday recess, the Ohio General Assembly voted to pass the Ohio Patriot Act. The bill has come under intense criticism from civil liberties groups, immigrant rights advocates, and conservative organizations. The most controversial provisions were sections requiring people to provide identification to police officers if they are Read more…
National Security
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12.15.05
ACLU Victorious in Bush/Cheney Political Sign Case
HUDSON, OH– The Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that an ordinance restricting the size of political signs in the City of Hudson was unconstitutional. The ACLU of Ohio brought the case on behalf of Karen Arshnikoff, whose husband Alex is Chairman of the Summit County GOP. ACLU of Ohio Legal Director Jeff Gamso Read more…
Free Speech
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12.05.05
ACLU Appeals Decision in Landmark Voting Rights Case
Who: Dan Tokaji, Volunteer Attorney, ACLU of Ohio Paul Moke, Volunteer Attorney, ACLU of Ohio Richard Saphire, Volunteer Attorney, ACLU of Ohio Meredith Bell-Platt, Attorney, ACLU National Voting Rights Project What: The ACLU of Ohio and the ACLU’s National Voting Rights Project will present oral arguments appealing the decision of Judge David Dowd in the Read more…
Voting Rights
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11.01.05
Beachwood Blocks Posting of Different-Sided Political Signs
BEACHWOOD, OH– The ACLU of Ohio today sent Margaret Ann Cannon, the Law Director for the City of Beachwood, a letter demanding the city cease restricting different-sided political yard signs posted by residents. The letter follows reports that the city decreed that residents may not post signs advocating different candidates or positions on different sides Read more…
Free Speech
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10.26.05
ACLU Demands City Allow Residents to Post Political Signs
ONTARIO, OH– Today, The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the City of Ontario Law Director Rebecca Thomas demanding it end all attempts to force resident Tom Briner to remove or alter a sign posted on his private property. The letter follows a written demand from Dallas Strickler, zoning inspector for the City of Read more…
Free Speech