🚨Yesterday the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals found the Olentangy Local School District's student speech policies to be overbroad. 📢We filed an amicus brief with ACLU National in December 2024. Statement below ⬇️

🚨"College campuses are meant to be spaces that embrace students’ academic & social freedom; the presence of ICE would represent the antithesis of this mission, with individuals living in fear of being targeted because of their race, ethnicity, or even political speech." https://ow.ly/Zq1U50XnsqH

Although adopted with bipartisan support, the ACLU of Ohio sees this map for what it still is: a manipulation of districts out of touch with the actual make-up of Ohio voters. A politically drawn map is the inevitable product of our flawed redistricting process. 🚨🚨 https://ow.ly/pLXr50Xnrmb

🚨THIS MORNING: The Senate General Government Committee will hold hearings for TWO harmful, anti-voter bills. 🗳️SB 293 would close the post-election window for accepted mailed ballots. Take Action: action.aclu.org/send-message...

🎉 Hey Ohio: Today is Election Day! 🎉 📢 Polls are open 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. 📍 Find your polling place: VoteOhio.gov 💳 Make sure you bring a valid photo ID 📲 Call the 866-OUR-VOTE nonpartisan hotline if you experience any problems or have any questions!

📣Statement on the passing of Ohio's new U.S. Congressional map by the Ohio Redistricting Commission📣

📌We are currently at the tail end of the second redistricting deadline, where the Ohio Redistricting Commission has until tomorrow to pass a bipartisan map. It is imperative our lawmakers set aside their political agendas to draw a fair map for our state. https://ow.ly/5cX950Xk0OW

“This has been settled law for the better part of a century: the First Amendment prohibits any public school from compelling a student to stand or salute for the pledge of allegiance. " 🏫🗣️ https://ow.ly/pKEJ50XjYXs

🚨🚨Ohio's anti-drag bill is on the move. 🗣️Today, lawmakers heard testimony for HB 249, which broadly targets anyone who performs exhibiting a gender identity different than the entertainer’s biological sex at birth.

✉️This week, 20+ former lawmakers who were instrumental in Ohio's death penalty law sent a letter to the current Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to pass SB 133. It's time for the Ohio General Assembly to abolish capital punishment in our state. 🚨

Once again, we ask: Where is the map?? https://www.wosu.org/2025-10-21/ohio-redistricting-commission-ends-first-meeting-with-no-congressional-map?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads

🗳️Ohio voters should not be punished for choosing to vote by mail. Thousands of otherwise lawful ballots will be thrown out if SB 293 becomes law. www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

Informative thread regarding our opposition to HB 486 from our Legislative Director 🚨⬇️

📅Today 🕰️2:45 p.m. 📋House Judiciary Committee 🍃Senate Bill 56 🚨SB 56 is up for a possible vote - We oppose this bill as it includes provisions that recriminalize cannabis use and eliminate the Social Equity and Jobs Program. Take Action 📲 action.aclu.org/send-message...

Catherine Turcer of the voting rights group Common Cause Ohio commented on the situation, saying, "It's become this arm wrestling about how can we play around with the maps rather than do what's right by the voters." myfox28columbus.com/news/local/o...

📣📣Ohioans SHOWED UP statewide to make our message clear: America was built on democracy. No kings.

🚨BREAKING: On the 44th anniversary of Ohio’s death penalty law taking effect, elected officials who initiated it are fighting for its repeal. 20+ former lawmakers sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to pass SB 133 and abolish capital punishment in Ohio. ⚖️

Gov. DeWine is convening the Ohio Redistricting Commission this week, yet there is still no proposed map. We are less than two weeks away from the October 31st deadline. 🚨 https://ow.ly/2s4T50XeeCF

When President Trump tries to silence dissent, we just get louder. 🗣️🗣️

Last week, we testified in support of Senate Bill 143, an uncomplicated bill aimed at breaking down barriers between qualified Ohioans and employment opportunities. ⚖️📋

‼️Simply put, this statute violates the First Amendment. Aside from certain specific categories of speech — most notably obscenity — minors have the same First Amendment rights as adults. https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2025/10/14/aclu-yost-age-verfication-appeal

We refuse to be intimidated by the Trump administration’s attacks on our rights and communities. 📣📣

🩺House Bill 324 creates harmful barriers for patients seeking medication that is safe + effective. Mifepristone was approved by the FDA 20+ years ago, yet our lawmakers remain committed to their rampage of spreading false narratives through junk science & misinformation. https://ow.ly/cVYN50Xc6SF

Equal voting rights are foundational to a healthy democracy. The Supreme Court should uphold the decision by the Louisiana Legislature to comply with the Voting Rights Act, which is a foundational law on which individual voters’ rights and a functioning democracy depend.

We’re at the Supreme Court today defending the rights of Black voters in Louisiana. Self-identified “non-African Americans” are challenging the state’s congressional map for increasing the number of majority-Black districts from 1 to 2.

🚨We filed a brief as amicus curiae in the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals with the ACLU & the Electronic Frontier Foundation in NetChoice v. Yost, a case addressing the First Amendment concerns of minors as a result of an Ohio law requiring age verification for social media accounts. 📣💻📲

This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear all testimony for SB 55, which we previously testified in support of. 🧵 www.statenews.org/government-p...

🚨 Ohio: The voter registration deadline is TODAY! 🚨 Have you... 🎂 Turned 18? 🏡 Recently moved? 🆔 Changed your name? Make sure you're registered so that you can be a local voter this election! Register to vote or check your registration at www.voteohio.gov

Happy Banned Books Week, Ohio! 🔥📚 The ACLU of Ohio opposes censorship in all its forms. From books and radio to film, television, and the internet, we ensure Ohioans have the right to learn without fear of government suppression.

The high cost of requesting police body camera footage will discourage and prevent people, organizations, and news media from pursuing important information about police shootings, arrests, and other encounters between law enforcement and the public.

An Ohio judge blocked several Ohio laws mandating a 24-hour waiting period for abortions because they violated Ohio's Reproductive Freedom Amendment. This bill is unconstitutional and we will fight it.

Life of an Ohioan surviving the redistricting process. Our Advocacy Director Collin Marozzi asking the million dollar question: Where is the map!?

📣We’re taking to the streets across the nation on October 18 to protest the Trump administration’s abuse of executive power. Join us on October 6 at 8pm ET to make sure you’re prepared to protest safely. RSVP at: act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-k...

The bar could not be lower. We the people deserve fair maps and fair representation, not constant partisan games. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09/ohios-mapmaking-for-congress-a-masterclass-in-exploiting-loopholes-avoiding-voter-intent.html

Our lawsuit challenging Geauga County’s failure to abide by Ohio’s Public Records Laws is ongoing before the Ohio Supreme Court. We will not allow Geauga – or any other Ohio county – to keep ICE contracts secret. These records belong to the public. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

📣HB 1 and SB 88 threaten the livelihood of those who have cleared every hurdle to be here legally and spent years building families, careers, and connections. We oppose these bills.

"Mike DeWine abandoned the fight for fair maps, and Ohioans will be living with the consequences long after he leaves office." https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025/09/mike-dewines-betrayal-on-fair-maps-will-haunt-ohio-for-years-leila-atassi.html

Republican state lawmakers have introduced a wave of bills targeting the LGBTQ community, in Ohio and across the U.S. The sheer volume and scope of the bills is alarming. We stand with LGBTQ+ Ohioans. 🌈

National Guard troops serve an important role in helping our communities during real crises — but advancing the president's political agenda isn't one of them. Military troops patrolling on our streets must not be normalized.

Multiple things competing for my time kept me from testifying in person today on SB 55. But, I was able to submit written testimony. SB 55 is a positive bill from Sen. Manning(R) to help modernize Ohio's DUI/OVI laws re: cannabis. This change is long overdue & much needed. 1/7

The lead sponsors of HB 36 confirmed that the nitrogen gas death penalty bill will be amended to include firing squad as a method of execution. A proponent hearing is scheduled for 11am today. ❌STOP THIS BILL: action.aclu.org/send-message...

✖️HEADS UP: Tomorrow at 11am, the House Judiciary Committee will hear proponent testimony for HB 36, legislation to allow Ohio to use nitrogen gas to carry out its capital punishment cases. 📲Stop this bill: action.aclu.org/send-message...

The City Council of Lakewood has moved forward a "Gender Freedom Policy" in response to attacks on transgender rights both in Ohio and nationally. We applaud this step and look forward to the next meeting on October 6! 👏 https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/29/lakewood-drafts-gender-freedom-policy/

The Ohio General Assembly has until tomorrow (9/30) to produce a bipartisan, U.S. Congressional map. After that, the responsibility falls to the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The million dollar question: where's the map?

The military has no place occupying Portland, Cleveland, Memphis, DC, or any American city. And, anyone who suggests deploying troops against our own people makes plain their utter disregard for the Constitution and the civil liberties guarantees us. www.cleveland.com/letters/2025...

25 years after its approval by the FDA, access to mifepristone — the safe + effective medication used in most U.S. abortions as well as for miscarriage care — is under threat. The request for the FDA to review the abortion pill is fueled by junk-science.

“This is not a flaw in the voters. It’s not a flaw in the Ohio Constitution. This is a flaw in map makers,” -Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

Last year, an Ohio judge blocked several Ohio laws mandating a 24-hour waiting period for abortions because it violated Ohio's Reproductive Freedom Amendment. This proposed legislation is unconstitutional.

One week ago, Ayman Soliman was released from ICE detention and his legal asylum status was reinstated. Immigration officials concluded that they didn’t have a case for revoking his status as a refugee. He spent 72 days in the Butler County Jail.

We agree, public universities must not capitulate to the Trump Administration’s broad agenda of extreme, and selective, repression of First Amendment activity on college campuses. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/o...