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05.26.11
South Euclid Parade Policy Silences Free Speech
ACLU Urges City to Lift Ban on Candidates and Political Speech During Memorial Day Parade
SOUTH EUCLID, OH – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to South Euclid city officials calling on them to remove free speech restrictions during their Memorial Day parade. Officials informed political candidates that they would be unable to participate in the parade as part of their campaign. In addition, attendees Read more…
Free Speech
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05.19.11
ACLU to Testify in State Senate on Prisons for Profit
Testimony Before Senate Finance Committee Will Highlight Cost, Safety, and Other Concerns
COLUMBUS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will offer testimony before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee on the state’s proposal to privatize and sell up to six public prisons. Following Governor Kasich’s introduction of the state’s biennial budget, the ACLU has been one of many organizations to raise concerns over prison privatization. In Read more…
Criminal Justice
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05.18.11
ACLU Asks Governor Kasich to Grant Clemency to Condemned Man Scheduled for June Execution
Death Penalty Supporters and State Parole Board Have Raised Concerns Over Innocence of Shawn Hawkins
CLEVELAND – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to Governor John Kasich asking him to grant clemency to Shawn Hawkins, who is scheduled to be executed June 14, 2011. The ACLU’s request comes after the Ohio Parole Board voted unanimously to recommend the governor grant Mr. Hawkins clemency. Since his Read more…
Death Penalty
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05.13.11
ACLU Calls on Morgan High School Officials to Reconsider Censorship of Iconic Play
'Mockingbird' Teaches Tolerance and Critical Thinking
MCCONNELSVILLE, OH – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio urged Morgan High School Superintendent Lori Snyder-Lowe to reconsider the cancellation of a production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The production was canceled because it contained a racial epithet. The Zane Trace Players, a local theatre troupe, was scheduled to perform the play for Read more…
Free Speech
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05.11.11
OCSEA, Policy Matters Ohio, and ACLU to Address Prisons for Profit at Programs Across Ohio
CLEVELAND – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, and Policy Matters Ohio announced today they will co-sponsor a six stop tour of Ohio to discuss problems with prison privatization. As part of the biennial state budget proposal, the state would triple the number of private prisons, and be allowed Read more…
General Civil Liberties