AKRON—Akron City Council voted unanimously Monday night to repeal the city’s anti-panhandling ordinance in response to a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Ohio. The law targeted panhandling by requiring people to register with the city and restricted the activity to certain hours and locations.
DAYTON—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to the city of Dayton today expressing concern over censorship of art by local high school students.
AKRON—Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed suit in federal court challenging an Akron ordinance that restricts panhandling. The ACLU argues this law violates the First Amendment by singling out speech that asks for help for special restrictions.
COLUMBUS–Today Representative Bill Hayes introduced HB 537, which attempts to make discrimination in housing or employment on the basis of sexual orientation unlawful.
CLEVELAND—The ACLU of Ohio issued the following statement regarding a settlement in the shooting death of Tamir Rice by Cleveland police. The city of Cleveland has agreed to pay the Rice family $6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit.
CLEVELAND—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a lawsuit today against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) on behalf of James Handwork, a hard-of-hearing man incarcerated at Lake Erie Correctional Institution who has been denied access to two functioning hearin