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01.15.04
ACLU of Settles First Amendment Lawsuit Against the City of Cleveland
Black Officers Disciplined for Speaking to Media About Unfair Personnel Policies
CLEVELAND—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation announced that it settled a First Amendment lawsuit against the City of Cleveland. The settlement became final late Wednesday afternoon. The lawsuit was filed in October 2003 on behalf of three African-American Cleveland police officers and the African American Supervisors Association. In its lawsuit, the ACLU Read more…
Free Speech
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10.30.03
What is the MATRIX? ACLU Seeks Answers on New State-Run Surveillance Program
Defunct "Big Brother" Spying Program Resurfaces as "Little Brother" in Seven States
NEW YORK—The American Civil Liberties Union today filed simultaneous state “Freedom of Information Act” requests in Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania about those states’ participation in the new “MATRIX” database surveillance system. It also released an Issue Brief explaining the problems with the program, which also operates in Florida and Utah. “Congress killed Read more…
Privacy
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10.09.03
ACLU Sues Cleveland, Police Department over Officer Gag Order
African American Supervisors Were Threatened for Criticizing Placement Scheme
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation filed suit this afternoon in federal court in Cleveland, on behalf of three African American police supervisors who were threatened with discipline for criticizing police deployment practices in the press. Lieutenants Robert Miller and Robbin Riley, and Captain Donald Stewart are all members of the African American Read more…
Free Speech, Police Practices
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10.07.03
ACLU Joins Cincinnati Homeless Suit
Civil Liberties Union Contests Restrictions on Begging for Alms
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation today joined a pending federal civil rights lawsuit involving the right of the homeless to beg for alms in Cincinnati. Joining a pending suit on behalf of John O’Toole, homeless advocate Ed Ritchy, and the Homeless Hotline of Cincinnati, the civil liberties group challenged a wide variety Read more…
Free Speech
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09.25.03
ACLU Suit Seeks to Expose Initial Moments of Lethal Injection
Procedures Hidden from Witnesses for Essential Part of Execution
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation filed suit today against state officials over the way in which executions are performed by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. The federal civil rights suit was filed this morning in United States District Court in Columbus. The case is being filed brought on behalf of Read more…
Death Penalty