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07.29.20
ACLU of Ohio: Columbus Police Officer Who Pepper Sprayed Peaceful Protester in 2017 is Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity
Cincinnati, OH – Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Abdur-Rahim v Columbus, a case challenging a Columbus Police officer who used excessive force against a peaceful protester during a political demonstration in 2017. ACLU attorney Elizabeth Bonham argued that the officer who pepper-sprayed Ellen Abdur-Rahim in the face at pointblank range Read more…
Free Speech, Police Practices
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07.02.20
ACLU of Ohio Urges Secretary LaRose to Diversify ‘Ready for November Task Force’ Which Lacks Representatives from Voting Rights, Disability Access, Re-Entry, and Black and Minority Led Organizations
COLUMBUS— Today the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose in regards to the lack of diversity among the members of his Ready for November Task Force, a coalition of Election Officials committed to election preparedness in advance of the General Election. The ACLU is concerned that voting advocates and Read more…
Voting Rights
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07.01.20
SB 3 Finally Passes in Senate; Criminal Justice Advocates Urge House to Immediately Vote on and Pass Crucial Legislation
COLUMBUS— Today the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 3, sending to the House a bill that will provide more opportunities for Ohioans get treatment for substance abuse rather than sending them to prison. The ACLU of Ohio, Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Ohio Justice and Policy Center, and Policy Matters Ohio issued a joint statement thanking the Read more…
Criminal Justice
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06.18.20
Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections Suspends Campaign
COLUMBUS — Today Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections announced the suspension of its ballot initiative campaign to modernize Ohio’s elections through common sense reforms. The following is a statement from Toni Webb, Campaign Manager for Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections: “While this is certainly not the outcome we hoped, planned, organized, fundraised, or Read more…
Voting Rights
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06.11.20
ACLU of Ohio Calls for Senator Steve Huffman to Step Down from Office Following Racist, Inexcusable Remarks against People Of Color
COLUMBUS— The ACLU of Ohio calls for State Senator Steve Huffman to step down from public office following inexcusable remarks against Black and Brown Ohioans. His explicitly racist comment, which invoked deeply troubling sentiments and imagery, is reprehensible, and any Ohio lawmaker who holds such abhorrent views must be held accountable. The following statement is Read more…
General Civil Liberties