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01.16.15
Supreme Court Will Hear Four Cases Challenging Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples, Including Ohio’s
CLEVELAND—The U.S. Supreme Court granted review of a federal appeals court ruling that upheld bans in four states on the freedom to marry and recognition of marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states. The Court granted review of petitions from all four states – Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Today’s announcement sets the Read more…
LGBT Rights
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01.16.15
ACLU Reaction to Ohio Department of Education Report on Use of Seclusion and Restraints in Public Schools
CLEVELAND—The survey findings on the use of seclusion and restraint on students with disabilities is astonishing, according to Shakyra Diaz, policy manager for the ACLU of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Education recently released the report on students in Ohio’s traditional public schools as a result of the state’s new restraint and seclusion policy. Key Read more…
Disability Rights, Juvenile Justice, Student Rights, Youth Rights
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01.16.15
ACLU Skeptical of Changes to Kasich’s Mentorship Program
Governor, State Superintendent Fail to Send Program Records
CLEVELAND—The ACLU of Ohio questions whether the religious requirement has actually been eliminated from Governor John Kasich’s Community Connectors mentorship program despite recent changes by the Ohio Department of Education, according to Executive Director Christine Link. The ACLU maintains its skepticism that the faith-based requirement satisfies constitutional protections against religious endorsements by the state. It Read more…
Religious Liberty
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12.30.14
ACLU Statement About Youngstown Private Prison Losing Contract to House Federal Inmates
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio released the following statement on learning that the federal Bureau of Prisons decided to end its contract with the private, for-profit prison company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which operates the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown. Currently, the prison houses about 1,400 inmates overseen by the Read more…
Criminal Justice, Immigrant Rights, Prisoners' Rights
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12.17.14
ACLU Launches Inquiry into Governor’s Mentorship Program for Ohio’s Schools
Community Connections May Violate Students’ Religious Liberty
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the ACLU Program on Religious Freedom and Belief today expressed serious concerns that Governor John Kasich’s recently announced Community Connections mentorship program may violate the First Amendment. The organization intends to investigate. In a letter to Governor Kasich and Ohio Department of Education Superintendent Ross, the Read more…
Religious Liberty