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05.13.19
ACLU of Ohio to Defend South Euclid in Fight over LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Ordinance
SOUTH EUCLID — The ACLU of Ohio announced today that it will represent the City of South Euclid as it faces a legal challenge from The Lyceum, a Catholic school asserting that the city’s non-discrimination ordinance infringes on its religious liberty. The Lyceum is represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). The Lyceum filed its Read more…
LGBT Rights
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05.03.19
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Gerrymandering in ACLU Ohio Lawsuit
CINCINNATI — A federal court today struck down Ohio’s current congressional map, finding it was derived from unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. The court ordered a new map be drawn before the 2020 election.The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, and law firm Covington and Burling successfully challenged the map. At trial in March, the groups Read more…
Voting Rights
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04.16.19
Mary Paxton Joins ACLU of Ohio as Director of Development
CLEVELAND – The ACLU of Ohio welcomes Mary A. Paxton as its new Director of Development. She has nearly 20 years of experience working in director-level roles with several Cleveland-based non-profits including New Directions, United Church of Christ, Salvation Army, Villa Angela—St. Joseph High School, E CITY, and the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Paxton has Read more…
General Civil Liberties
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04.15.19
Profiteering and Misconduct in Ohio’s Mayor’s Courts
ACLU of Ohio Publishes New Groundbreaking Report
COLUMBUS—A new ACLU of Ohio report, issued today, finds that a substantial proportion of Ohio’s nearly 300 mayor’s courts operate in ways that suggest they prioritize money over justice. The report, Off The Record: Profiteering and Misconduct in Ohio’s Mayor’s Courts, illustrates that many of these courts subvert justice, generate revenue, lack accountability, and have Read more…
Criminal Justice
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04.11.19
ACLU of Ohio to Challenge Total Abortion Ban
Similar Versions of Blatantly Unconstitutional Legislation Stand 0-4 in Federal Court
COLUMBUS- The ACLU of Ohio announced today that it will file a lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 23, legislation that would ban all abortions in the State of Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine is expected to sign the bills in the coming days. The named plaintiff in the lawsuit will be Northeast Ohio based abortion care provider, Read more…
Reproductive Freedom