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05.26.20
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Stay on Electronic Signature Gathering, Pending Appeal of District Court’s Ruling
COLUMBUS — Today a three-judge panel on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the State’s motion for stay while the appeal of the District Court’s May 19th ruling, granting relief for Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections, plays out. The following is a statement from Toni Webb, Campaign Manager for Ohioans for Secure and Read more…
Voting Rights
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05.22.20
To Prevent a Primary Repeat, ACLU of Ohio Sends Letter to Ohio Leaders Recommending Voting Reforms Ahead of General Election
CLEVELAND – Today the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Governor DeWine, Secretary LaRose, Speaker Householder, Minority Leader Sykes, Senate President Obhof, and Minority Leader Yuko outlining specific policy reforms needed to ensure that all eligible voters can make their voice heard in the November general election. After the lowest-ever spring turnout for a Read more…
Voting Rights
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05.22.20
ACLU of Ohio Asks Supreme Court to Deny Bureau of Prisons Request to Block Order That Will Save Lives
BOP has failed to effectuate judge-mandated reduction of population at Elkton Prison
WASHINGTON — This morning, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed an opposition brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to deny the government’s request to stay the preliminary injunction — ordered by United States District Judge James S. Gwin last month — at Elkton Federal Correction Institution. This Read more…
Criminal Justice
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05.20.20
Federal Court Grants Relief to Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, Allowing Electronic Signatures and Extending Deadline
COLUMBUS — Late on May 19, a federal judge granted the Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections campaign relief in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for electronic signatures and a deadline extension until July 31. The following is a statement from Toni Webb, Campaign Manager for Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections: “The court Read more…
Voting Rights
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05.19.20
A Federal Judge Issues Order to Enforce Compliance, Requiring Elkton Prison Officials to Expedite Transfer & Release of Medically Vulnerable Subclass through Home Confinement and Compassionate Release
CLEVELAND — A federal judge just ordered the Bureau of Prisons to expedite the release of 837 medically vulnerable prisoners in Elkton FCI through home confinement and compassionate release, citing “poor progress in transferring the subclass members out of Elkton through the various means referenced in the Court’s preliminary injunction Order.” This class action habeas Read more…
Criminal Justice