In a victory for reproductive choice, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided 5-4, to strike down Nebraska's so-called "partial-birth" abortion ban. Nebraska's ban, like those in other states, defined the prohibited procedures in intentionally vague language.
In a lengthy and carefully reasoned opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit declared the official motto of the State of Ohio unconstitutional. The motto "With God All Things Are Possible" was adopted after being suggested by a Cincinnati boy in 1959. The motto is
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio Foundation, Inc. announced that it successfully settled a lawsuit on April 19th against the City of Northwood involving the unconstitutional censorship of a t-shirt by Northwood Police.
The Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judicial District (Cuyahoga County) today vacated the sentence of Yuriko Kawaguchi. In October 1998, Kawaguchi was sentenced to six months in prison by Judge Patricia Cleary, for her role in a credit card scheme.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today announced that it has successfully resolved a five-month-old federal lawsuit against the London City School District.
In a letter to Jackson-Milton Schools Superintendent James Infante, dated August 26, 1999, ACLU of Ohio Associate Legal Director Gino Scarselli expressed the ACLU's deep concern over plans by the North Jackson-Milton School District to begin drug testing all pupils in grades 7 through 12 who are