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11.19.13
ACLU Opposes Ohio Legislation Cutting Early Voting Days and Eliminating Same Day Registration for Early Voters
SB 238 Takes Ohio Election Rules in the Wrong Direction
UPDATE: Ohio Voters Gain Greater Access to Ballot in ACLU Settlement COLUMBUS – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will testify before the Ohio Senate State Government Oversight & Reform Committee in opposition to Senate Bill 238, a bill that reduces the early voting period from 35 to 29 days and takes away Read more…
Voting Rights
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10.22.13
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Defiance Over Policy Banning Chalk Messages on Public Sidewalks
City Policy is Part of a Scheme to Suppress Speech of Specific Groups
DEFIANCE, OH – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Defiance, alleging that the city’s enforcement of a policy banning temporary chalk messages on public sidewalks violates the First Amendment. In September, the ACLU sent a letter to city leaders, warning them that their policy was Read more…
Free Speech
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10.09.13
ACLU Announces Lawsuit Challenging Three Ohio Budget Amendments Restricting Reproductive Rights
Amendments Logrolled into the Massive State Budget Bill Violate the Ohio Constitution’s Single Subject Rule
CLEVELAND, OH–Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio announced a lawsuit challenging three controversial abortion-related amendments passed in June as part of the massive state budget bill. The suit alleges all three amendments violate the Ohio Constitution’s “single subject” rule and are therefore unconstitutional. “To put it simply, none of these amendments have any Read more…
Reproductive Freedom, Women's Rights
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10.04.13
ACLU Settles Lawsuit Against Jackson City Schools Over Religious Portrait
Court Order Ensures the Portrait Will be Removed from School Property
JACKSON, OH – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) have settled a lawsuit against the Jackson City School District over the continued display of a religious portrait on school property. The agreement includes a consent decree mandating that the portrait be permanently removed from school property as Read more…
Religious Liberty
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10.01.13
ACLU Challenges Firing of Ohio Pregnant Woman
Alleges Former Employer Has a Pattern of Discriminating Against Single Mothers
DAYTON, OH – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Springfield resident Jennifer Maudlin, a single mother of two, against Inside Out, a religiously-based community organization. The lawsuit alleges that Inside Out fired Maudlin in September 2012 after she divulged that she was pregnant. The Read more…
Religious Liberty, Reproductive Freedom, Women's Rights