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Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Six Marriage Cases
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.
Ohio Should End Contract with Prison Private Food Vendor
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.
Federal Government Should Stop Housing Immigrants at Youngstown Prison Facility to Generate Profit
YOUNGSTOWN – The ACLU of Ohio is urging the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to end its contract to house immigrant prisoners with the private, for-profit prison company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown, Ohio.
ACLU of Ohio Statement on Federal Judge Gregory Frost’s Order to Halt Executions for the Next Two Months
CLEVELAND, OH – Today, the ACLU of Ohio released the following statement regarding federal judge Gregory Frost’s decision to issue a moratorium on all executions to allow time for arguments about the State of Ohio’s new lethal injection procedures.
Online Journalist Successfully Defended Against Lawsuit Intended to Silence Criticism
CLEVELAND – The ACLU of Ohio, along with co-counsel David Halperin of Washington, D.C., successfully defended an online journalist and Huffington Post contributor after a federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Murray Energy Corporation.