Lameduck 2024: Overview + Resources
Every even-year election, as lawmakers prepare for the next General Assembly, we enter the “Lameduck period,” taking place between Election Day and the start of the new session.
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BLOGS
Ohio’s Problematic Private Prisons: A Primer
Should some people profit off others’ misfortune? At the ACLU of Ohio, we believe the answer is a resounding no. Sadly, we know profit comes into play at many levels of our criminal legal system, but the most...
Breaking Down the Governor's Juvenile Justice Working Group
In November 2023, Governor Mike DeWine announced the formation of a Juvenile Justice Working group to right the ship and set Ohio’s youth justice system back on a path towards progress.
PRESS RELEASES
ACLU of Ohio Condemns Passage of Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill by Ohio General Assembly
Today, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 104, an anti-trans bathroom bill requiring individuals in primary and secondary schools as well as institutions of higher education to use restrooms and other...
Ohio Judge Permanently Strikes Down Six-Week Abortion Ban, Which Clearly Violates the Ohio Constitution’s Reproductive Freedom Amendment
Today, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas issued a permanent injunction blocking Ohio’s 2019 six-week abortion ban from taking effect, marking the first permanent injunction stemming from Ohio’s...
Voter Advocates Send Secretary LaRose Letter Regarding Violation of the National Voter Registration Act
Today, we sent a letter to Secretary LaRose outlining how his removals of purported “noncitizens” from the voter rolls violate the National Voter Registration Act because they are being conducted during the...
Immigrants' Rights
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution.
