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Judge upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Ohio, so HB 68 will go into effect
By: Karen Kasler | Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge has upheld Ohio’s ban on gender transition treatment for minors. The decision means House Bill 68, which also includes a… Read More
The ACLU of Ohio says a lawsuit is coming soon over the law affecting trans kids
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio said it’s preparing a lawsuit to try to stop Republican-supported legislation from going into effect that would limit health care… Read More
An ACLU suit contends Ohio is violating due process rights for abortion clinics
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project and Planned Parenthood Federation of America is asking a court to rule… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rejects request to suspend state’s six-week abortion ban
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request to suspend the state’s new six-week abortion ban just two days after the group of abortion… Read More
ACLU of Ohio study highlights growing issue for women incarcerations
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio has released a report that said there is a disproportionate amount of women in prison for drug offenses compared to… Read More
Ohio lawmakers push to tighten bail requirements after court decision
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Ohio lawmakers look to tighten bail requirements after court decision GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (OVR) – Mary Evans remembers the look on her mother’s face the moment that… Read More
Free Speech Provisions In School Bill Draw Opposition From ACLU
By: Will Price
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A bill in the state Legislature is looking to strengthen free speech protections at schools throughout Ohio. But it is opposed by one of the nation’s leading… Read More
Ohio Legislature Considers Reform Of State’s Bail System
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A bill pending in the Ohio State Legislature would result in far fewer people sitting in jail because they cannot afford to post bail. Under the… Read More
Inmate Population Decreases During Pandemic, But ACLU Still Concerned
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There have been 115 confirmed or probable COVID-19 inmate deaths and 7 staff deaths in Ohio’s prison system. The prison population has been reduced because of… Read More
West Virginia City Criticized for Plans to Clear Encampment
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city has responded to a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union that raised concerns with plans to clear a homeless encampment. The… Read More
ACLU Of Ohio Asks Court To Block Controversial Abortion Ban Permanently
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The ACLU of Ohio is asking a federal court to permanently block a ban on abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Pro-choice advocates had secured an order to temporarily stop the… Read More
Kentucky Schools Working on ‘In God We Trust’ Displays
By: Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Schools across Kentucky are working to fulfill a new state law requiring the national motto “In God We Trust” be displayed in a prominent place before… Read More
ACLU Sues Over Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill” Six-Week Abortion Ban
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to challenge Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill”, a ban on abortion at the first detection of a fetal heartbeat. That can be as early as six… Read More
ACLU and Top Kentucky Lawyer Differ on Tackling Abortion Law
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An abortion-rights group is disagreeing with Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general over the validity of a state law that could determine if the state’s only abortion clinic… Read More
Report: Lawmakers Contributing To Prison Overcrowding
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Once again, the ACLU of Ohio is pushing for criminal justice reform with a new report on what it calls the “Statehouse to prison pipeline”. The ACLU’s Gary Daniels says the report shows too many Ohioans… Read More