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12.06.17
Ohio Lawmakers Must Stop Unconstitutionally Restricting Women’s Reproductive Freedom
COLUMBUS—The ACLU of Ohio opposes two anti-choice bills that will receive hearings on Wednesday, December 6. Senate Bill 164 would criminalize doctors who perform abortions if the woman has reason to believe her fetus has Down syndrome and House Bill 258 would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The ACLU of Ohio has Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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11.21.17
Supreme Court Arguments Set for Jan. 10 in Ohio Voter Purge Case
CLEVELAND – U.S. Supreme Court arguments in the Ohio voting purge case, Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, have been rescheduled for Jan. 10, 2018. Paul M. Smith, vice president of litigation and strategy at the Campaign Legal Center, will argue the case on behalf of the plaintiffs. “Smith has spent the last three decades defending Read more…
General Civil Liberties, Voting Rights
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11.16.17
ACLU Urges Madison County Probate Court to Stop Refusing Marriage Licenses to Incarcerated Individuals
COLUMBUS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter today to the Madison County Probate Court urging it to discontinue its policy of refusing marriage licenses to incarcerated people. Courts have been very clear that incarcerated people have a right to marriage, and blanket bans on that right are unconstitutional. “Madison County is essentially Read more…
Criminal Justice, General Civil Liberties, Prisoners' Rights
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11.15.17
Ohio Must Enact Moratorium on Executions
Latest Botched Execution of Alva Campbell, Jr Shows Flaws with Lethal Injection Procedures
LUCASVILLE—After nearly 30 minutes of torture as medical personnel attempted to find a useable vein for the lethal injection of Alva Campbell, Jr the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections called off his execution. This comes after weeks of advocacy from Campbell’s counsel explaining that he was too ill and death by lethal injection would Read more…
Criminal Justice, Death Penalty
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11.13.17
Ohio University’s Decision to Hold Free Speech Advisory Committee Meetings in Secret is Counterproductive, Says ACLU
ATHENS- Following Ohio University’s announcement that a closed-door advisory committee will be responsible for reviewing and shaping the University’s free speech policies, the ACLU of Ohio released a statement criticizing the decision to conduct meetings in secret on a policy that will affect thousands of students, faculty, and staff. The statement can be attributed to Read more…
Free Speech