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05.12.16
ACLU Encourages Jails to Follow Multi-County Correctional Center and Abandon Pay-to-Stay Fees
COLUMBUS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued a statement praising the decision by Multi-County Correctional Center in Marion to eliminate the jail’s pay-to-stay program. Pay-to-stay fees are charges assigned to people by county jails in the form of booking fees or daily fees while they are incarcerated. “Balancing jail budgets on the backs of Read more…
Criminal Justice
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05.11.16
ACLU Says Schools Do Not Have the Right to Determine Students’ Political Views
COLUMBUS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued a statement in response to the refusal of New Albany High School to permit a student chapter of Amnesty International after receiving complaints about a poster promoting the club. “It is not the job of school administrators to determine the acceptable political views of their students,” said Read more…
Free Speech
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05.10.16
Akron Repeals Anti-Panhandling Law Following ACLU Lawsuit
AKRON—Akron City Council voted unanimously Monday night to repeal the city’s anti-panhandling ordinance in response to a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Ohio. The law targeted panhandling by requiring people to register with the city and restricted the activity to certain hours and locations. Last week the ACLU brought a lawsuit challenging the law Read more…
Free Speech
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05.04.16
Students Have a Right to Political Speech, Says ACLU
DAYTON—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to the city of Dayton today expressing concern over censorship of art by local high school students. City officials asked the Dayton Regional STEM School to remove artwork from the Dayton Convention Center which depicted students’ perceptions of the African American experience. “The decision by Read more…
Free Speech
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05.03.16
ACLU Sues City of Akron over Panhandling Ordinance that Restricts Free Speech
AKRON—Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed suit in federal court challenging an Akron ordinance that restricts panhandling. The ACLU argues this law violates the First Amendment by singling out speech that asks for help for special restrictions. “The First Amendment provides the same protection to all of us,” said Joe Mead, volunteer Read more…
Free Speech