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03.24.21
Statewide Poll on Cash Bail Reveals Voters Want to Significantly Reform Ohio’s Pretrial Justice System
COLUMBUS —Today a large network of organizations, including the ACLU of Ohio and Ohio Conservatives for Bail Reform, released a statewide public opinion poll of voters’ views on criminal justice and the pretrial system, and the results show that a strong majority of Ohioans believe the current system is deeply flawed and are eager to Read more…
Criminal Justice
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03.12.21
ACLU of Ohio Files Amicus in Support of Man Unlawfully Arrested for Exercising First Amendment Rights Against Police at County Fair
COLUMBUS – Today the ACLU of Ohio filed a brief as amicus curiae to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Wood v. Eubanks, a case addressing an individual’s First Amendment right to publicly criticize the police. Michael Wood was unlawfully arrested at the Clark County fairgrounds after criticizing law enforcement Read more…
Criminal Justice
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03.09.21
Reproductive Rights Groups Ask Court To Prevent Enforcement of Fetal Tissue Disposal Law Until Ohio Department of Health Issues Regulations On How to Comply
CINCINNATI – Today, the ACLU, ACLU of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, along with Fanon A. Rucker of The Cochran Firm-OH, filed a complaint in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas requesting a court order that Ohio abortion providers not be exposed to penalties under Senate Bill 27, with which compliance is impossible Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.04.21
Ohio Fairness Act Reintroduced with Support from LGBTQ Advocates Across The State, 1000+ Businesses, Democrats and Republicans
COLUMBUS, OH- Today, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Michael Rulli (R-Salem) and Representatives Brett Hillyer (R-Uhrichsville) and Michael Skindell (D-Lakewood) reintroduced the Ohio Fairness Act, which will prohibit discrimination against Ohio’s LGBTQ community. The Ohio Fairness Act was introduced with the broadest bipartisan coalition of legislative support for the second General Assembly in a row, Read more…
LGBT Rights
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02.25.21
Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Issues Statement in Support of HR 1: The For the People Act
COLUMBUS — Today the Our collective organizations express our disappointment regarding Secretary of State LaRose’s statement about HR 1: For the People Act. This comprehensive package is indeed Constitutional and will greatly improve election administration and voter access for Ohioans. While many provisions in the bill are already Ohio law, HR 1 would secure improvements Read more…
Voting Rights