COLUMBUS – Today the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit on behalf of Nick Pettit, a Columbus resident arrested on April 24, 2019, for filming abuses by a Columbus Police SWAT team that was serving a search warrant on his street. Police roughed up and arrested Mr.
COLUMBUS – Today, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio struck down a discriminatory state policy that prevented transgender people born in Ohio from correcting the gender marker on their birth certificates. The decision was issued in Ray v.
COLUMBUS — Today the ACLU of Ohio filed a brief as amicus curiae to the Supreme Court of Ohio in State v Foreman, a case addressing whether a defendant can be convicted of felony cocaine possession based solely on the presence of metabolites in the body.
COLUMBUS - Today the Ohio Legislature passed Senate Bill 27, an unconstitutional bill that would require abortion clinics to provide burial or cremation for fetal and embryonic tissue.
COLUMBUS — The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Governor DeWine regarding his COVID-19 vaccination rollout to ensure incarcerated Ohioans are included in the same tier as all others in congregate living situations, such as nursing homes and psychiatric facilities.
COLUMBUS — Today the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to Secretary LaRose outlining specific voting rights, federal and state laws which prohibit the intimidation or other acts that prevent voters from exercising their rights during the early voting period or on Election Day.