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09.24.14
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ohio Early Voting in Time for Midterm Election
UPDATE: Ohio Voters Gain Greater Access to Ballot in ACLU Settlement Update 09.29.14: Due to an order by the U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio’s early voting period has changed. Read our press release: ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action on Ohio Early Voting. CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a federal Read more…
Voting Rights
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09.04.14
Federal Court Restores Early Voting in Ohio in Time for Midterm Election
ACLU is Challenging the Cuts, Calls Ruling Huge Victory
UPDATE: Ohio Voters Gain Greater Access to Ballot in ACLU Settlement COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal judge today ruled that cuts to early voting in Ohio must be reversed in time for the November election. The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a state law and directives that have dramatically slashed early voting opportunities in Read more…
Voting Rights
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08.07.14
ACLU in Federal Court on August 11 to Urge Ohio’s Restrictive Voting Law Be Halted for Midterm Election
UPDATE: Ohio Voters Gain Greater Access to Ballot in ACLU Settlement COLUMBUS, Ohio – The American Civil Liberties Union will present arguments in federal court on Monday, August 11, seeking to have early voting opportunities restored for Ohioans in time for the November midterm election. The ACLU is challenging a state law and directive that Read more…
Voting Rights
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08.06.14
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Six Marriage Cases
Cases Challenge Bans on Freedom to Marry and Marriage Recognition for Same-Sex Couples in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky
CINCINNATI – A federal appeals court will hear arguments today in six challenges to laws that ban marriage for same-sex couples or the recognition of marriages of same-sex couples throughout the 6th Circuit. In each case, a lower court in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, or Kentucky struck down bans on marriage or the recognition of marriages Read more…
LGBT Rights
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07.08.14
Ohio Should End Contract with Prison Private Food Vendor
New Reports of Maggots in Prison Food Emerge After Months of Problems with Aramark
COLUMBUS, OH – Today, the ACLU of Ohio urged the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) to end its contract with Aramark Correctional Services, the prison system’s private food vendor, after months of documented problems. News reports on Monday indicated that maggot infestations were found in Aramark food in two Ohio prisons, including two Read more…
Prisoners' Rights