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01.25.05
ACLU of Ohio Fights Overreaching Use of Issue 1
CLEVELAND – The ACLU of Ohio filed a memorandum as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case, State of Ohio vs. Daniel Forte, regarding Issue 1 and domestic violence. The case will be argued January 27, 2005 at 9 a.m. in Room 19B of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The Cuyahoga County Read more…
LGBT Rights
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12.01.04
ACLU of Ohio Releases Statement Regarding Issue 1
CLEVELAND – The ACLU of Ohio today released the following statement regarding Ohio’s Issue 1, which takes effect on Thursday, Dec. 2: “The ACLU of Ohio abhors the approval of Issue One. This unfortunate and mean-spirited constitutional amendment should have little or no legal effect beyond making marriage less available to people in this state. Read more…
LGBT Rights
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11.23.04
ACLU of Ohio Fights in Court Against USA Patriot Act
Files Amicus Brief in USA v. Damra
CINCINNATI – The ACLU of Ohio recently filed an amicus brief with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of USA v. Damra. In the brief, the ACLU of Ohio assails the Government’s use of anti-civil liberties provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in prosecuting the defendant. Read more…
National Security
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11.19.04
ACLU Files Enforcement Motion in Cincinnati Police Practices Lawsuit
CINCINNATI – The ACLU of Ohio today announced that it has filed a motion in its landmark police reform case seeking to enforce agreements between the City of Cincinnati, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the ACLU. The motion, filed today in federal court, asks federal Magistrate Judge Michael Merz Read more…
Police Practices
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11.17.04
ACLU of Ohio and League of Women Voters Cleveland Educational Fund Issue Call for Electoral Reform
CLEVELAND — In collaboration with the League of Women Voters Cleveland Educational fund (LWVCEF), the ACLU of Ohio today called for major changes in Ohio’s electoral system. The call for reform stemmed from an examination of the data gathered by the two groups from their joint Voter Report Line. The line, staffed by LWVCEF and Read more…
Voting Rights