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01.11.21
ACLU of Ohio Files Lawsuit On Behalf of Man Unlawfully Arrested for Filming the Columbus Police
COLUMBUS – Today the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit on behalf of Nick Pettit, a Columbus resident arrested on April 24, 2019, for filming abuses by a Columbus Police SWAT team that was serving a search warrant on his street. Police roughed up and arrested Mr. Pettit for recording them and calling them out Read more…
Criminal Justice
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12.16.20
Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio’s Anti-Transgender Birth Certificate Policy
COLUMBUS – Today, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio struck down a discriminatory state policy that prevented transgender people born in Ohio from correcting the gender marker on their birth certificates. The decision was issued in Ray v. McCloud, the lawsuit filed more than two years ago by Lambda Legal, Read more…
LGBT Rights
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12.14.20
ACLU of Ohio Files Amicus Brief Opposing Prosecution for “Possession” of Controlled Substances Based on Presence in Bodily Substances
COLUMBUS — Today the ACLU of Ohio filed a brief as amicus curiae to the Supreme Court of Ohio in State v Foreman, a case addressing whether a defendant can be convicted of felony cocaine possession based solely on the presence of metabolites in the body. After Kelly Foreman gave birth in a Seneca County Read more…
Criminal Justice
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12.09.20
ACLU of Ohio Urges Governor DeWine to Veto Radical Abortion Bill, SB 27
COLUMBUS – Today the Ohio Legislature passed Senate Bill 27, an unconstitutional bill that would require abortion clinics to provide burial or cremation for fetal and embryonic tissue. Like all of Ohio’s healthcare providers, abortion clinics already follow strict state-regulated procedures for the safe and appropriate handling of all biological tissue. This bill now awaits Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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12.07.20
ACLU of Ohio to Governor DeWine: Vaccine Rollout Must Include Incarcerated People
COLUMBUS — The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Governor DeWine regarding his COVID-19 vaccination rollout to ensure incarcerated Ohioans are included in the same tier as all others in congregate living situations, such as nursing homes and psychiatric facilities. DeWine gave a general outline of Ohio’s distribution plan during a December 4 press Read more…
Criminal Justice