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03.25.15
Ohio House Passes Dangerous Abortion Ban
Unconstitutional Bill Bans Abortion Early as Six Weeks
(COLUMBUS) —The Ohio House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban abortion as early as the sixth week of pregnancy, before many women even know that they’re pregnant. The bill could next be taken up by the state’s senate. Last April, a court struck down a similar North Dakota law that banned abortions Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.25.15
New ACLU Report, Videos Show Barriers to Voters with Disabilities Using Online Technology
Ohio Secretary of State’s Website Failed Seven of Nine Categories Measuring Accessibility for People with Disabilities
(CLEVELAND)—One in five people eligible to vote has a disability. However, Ohio’s limited online voter registration system is inadequate and inaccessible to Ohioans with disabilities, according to Mike Brickner, senior policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio. “Democracy works best when all voters can participate,” Brickner said. “All too often, people with Read more…
Voting Rights
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03.23.15
ACLU Warns Edon Northwest Local School District Against Promoting Religion in Schools
Families Should Set Religious Values for Their Children, Not School Authorities
EDON, OHIO—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has sent a letter to the Superintendent of the Edon Northwest Local School District asking him to abandon sectarian policies and practices that violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. According to ACLU of Ohio Staff Attorney Drew Dennis, the organization is investigating reports that the Read more…
Religious Liberty
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03.20.15
Judge Interprets Law to Allow Minor Parties Ballot Access Every Year Says ACLU of Ohio
CLEVELAND—Despite a federal judge ruling Monday to uphold a 2013 Ohio law that set tougher criteria to qualify for the ballot, minor political parties have won an important concession after all, according to Freda Levenson, legal director of the ACLU of Ohio. Levenson said, “It’s important to recognize that the judge determined that the statute Read more…
Voting Rights
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03.19.15
ACLU Files Complaint With Ohio Department of Education, Requests Independent Investigation of School Districts
Students With a Disability Being Denied Special Education Services at Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center
CLEVELAND—The ACLU of Ohio filed an individual and class-action administrative complaint with the Ohio Department of Education on behalf of students with disabilities who have been denied special education services while at the Cuyahoga Juvenile Detention Center (CCJDC). These individualized instruction services were supposed to be provided by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Warrensville Heights Read more…
Juvenile Justice, Student Rights