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03.28.19
ACLU of Ohio Joins Challenge to Summit County’s Panhandling Ordinance
AKRON – Today, March 28, the ACLU of Ohio filed an amended complaint in a case challenging a Summit County ordinance, enacted in December of 2018, which criminalizes giving or receiving donations near roadways; a thinly disguised effort to effectively ban panhandling from much of the county. The ACLU argues that the ordinance unconstitutionally burdens Read more…
Free Speech
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03.26.19
ACLU of Ohio Urges Wholesale Rejection of Fetal Tissue Bill; Equates it to Legislative Harassment
COLUMBUS- This morning at 9:30am the ACLU of Ohio will testify before the Senate Health, Human Services & Medicaid Committee to oppose Senate Bill 27, legislation that requires abortion care providers to cremate or bury fetal remains to “honor the unborn.” This bill serves no legitimate medical purpose and is an obvious attempt to make Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.13.19
ACLU of Ohio Pushing For Stronger Provisions in Senate Bill 3, Legislation on Drug Policy Reform
COLUMBUS – Yesterday the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to Senator John Eklund stating the organization’s suggested amendments to Senate Bill 3, legislation that seeks to change certain drug offenses. The ACLU of Ohio supports any efforts to improve Ohio’s criminal justice system, but has noted several ways to strengthen the Read more…
Criminal Justice
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02.20.19
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and ACLU of Ohio File Federal Lawsuit against The City of Bedford Over Unconstitutional Nuisance Ordinance
CLEVELAND – Today The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and the ACLU of Ohio filed a complaint in federal court against the City of Bedford (Ohio), which has enacted and is aggressively enforcing an unconstitutional and discriminatory ordinance known as a criminal activity nuisance ordinance, Bedford Ord. 511.12. This ordinance is primarily and unlawfully used Read more…
Criminal Justice
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02.19.19
New Report Shows Ohio Lawmakers Undermine Criminal Sentencing Reform Year after Year
ACLU of Ohio Publishes Latest “Statehouse- to- Prison Pipeline”
COLUMBUS—A new ACLU of Ohio report, issued today, finds that Ohio legislators introduced 137 bills in the last legislative session to send more people to the state’s already overcrowded prisons and jails. The report, Ohio’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline: 132nd General Assembly 2017-2018, reveals that our elected officials are damaging their own “multi-year effort” to simplify the Read more…
Criminal Justice