-
04.28.05
ACLU Launches Own Investigation into State of Ohio’s Practice of Stealing Citizens’ Identities
CLEVELAND— Today, the ACLU of Ohio Foundation announced it has opened its own investigation into the State of Ohio’s practice of stealing the identities of its citizens for law enforcement purposes. Recent news reports revealed the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU), which is part of the Ohio Department of Safety, approved using the identity of an Read more…
Privacy
-
04.27.05
ACLU of Ohio Files Suit in License Plate Case
Says "Choose Life" Plates Violate First Amendment
CLEVELAND – The ACLU of Ohio Foundation announced today that it filed suit against the State of Ohio for its plan to produce “choose life” license plates. The ACLU said they filed the complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland contending that the State’s plan amounts to viewpoint Read more…
Free Speech
-
04.21.05
As Database Companies Face Massive Data Breaches, ACLU Calls on Petro to Withdraw Completely from Data-Mining Program
CLEVELAND – Today, the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro demanding that he withdraw the state from all data-mining programs. On Friday, April 15, federal funding was ended for the controversial and invasive Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX). At the time of MATRIX’s demise the Attorney General’s office announced Read more…
National Security
-
04.06.05
ACLU of Ohio Exposes Censorship at Dublin High School
Points Out Dangerous National Trend of Censoring Students
DUBLIN – Today, the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Dublin Jerome High School officials demanding that they stop censoring a group of students who want to wear t-shirts supporting marriage for same-sex couples. The letter to Dublin High School was sent on the same day as the ACLU of Eastern Missouri filed a Read more…
Free Speech
-
01.25.05
ACLU of Ohio Commends Legislators’ Sponsorship of Electoral Reform Bill
The ACLU of Ohio issued the following statement today regarding the efforts of two Ohio legislators to prioritize electoral reform in this session of the Ohio General Assembly: “The ACLU of Ohio is happy to see that Senator Coughlin and Representative DeWine have taken the first step and made election reform a priority for the Read more…
Voting Rights