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  • 03.05.04

    Common Pleas Court Dismisses Charges Against Ohio Man for Sexually Explicit Diary

    COLUMBUS, OH – Franklin County Common Pleas Court yesterday dismissed charges against a man who had been sentenced to 11 years in prison for recording fantasies of child molestation in a secret journal. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, which represented Brian Dalton in his appeal and subsequent motion to dismiss, hailed the ruling. Read more…

    Free Speech

  • 02.26.04

    ACLU Applauds the City of Willowick for Decision to Change Sign Ordinance

    Cleveland – In a victory for free speech rights, the City of Willowick has decided to change an ordinance concerning restrictions on political signs on Willowick residents’ lawns. Previously, the City of Willowick required residents to remit a deposit of one hundred dollars ($100) before displaying political signs. It also prohibited the display of lawn Read more…

    Free Speech

  • 02.19.04

    ACLU Seeks Answers from Ohio Attorney General About Matrix Data-Mining

    Cleveland – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio wants answers from the Ohio Attorney General about Ohio’s participation in the controversial “MATRIX” database surveillance system. The Multi-state Anti-terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) was created shortly after Congress killed the Pentagon’s “Total Information Awareness” data mining program over privacy concerns. The ACLU of Ohio filed a Read more…

    National Security, Privacy

  • 02.12.04

    ACLU of Ohio Opens Investigations into Secret School Board Meetings

    Cleveland – Today the ACLU of Ohio Foundation sent public records requests to Cleveland Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett & Board Chair Margaret Hopkins. The purpose of the requests is to investigate recent claims that School Board members have been conducting official school board business in private, a potential violation of Ohio’s Sunshine Laws. According to Read more…

    Open Government

  • 02.10.04

    ACLU Urges Willowick to Change Political Sign Ordinance Permanently

    Willowick Sign Policies Hinder Residents' Open Political Discourse

    Cleveland – The ACLU of Ohio is investigating a violation of Willowick residents’ free speech rights. The ACLU was contacted by a Willowick resident whose political sign was removed from the resident’s yard because it violated the city ordinance regarding political signs within the Willowick city limits. The City of Willowick requires residents to remit Read more…

    Free Speech