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Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

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Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
Voting Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
The American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio’s practice of ‘purging’ or removing people who vote infrequently from its voting rolls, charging that it is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
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Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio
Status: Closed (Judgment)
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch have filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.
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February 27, 2023

February 27, 2023
Huffman v. Neiman
Gerrymandering
Status: Ongoing
This case asks whether the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution bars the Ohio state court from enforcing redistricting requirements in the Ohio constitution that prohibit partisan gerrymandering.
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July 12, 2022


July 12, 2022
Preterm-Cleveland v. Yost
Reproductive Freedom
Status: Ongoing
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in June of 2019 challenging an Ohio law banning abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy. This law would effectively eliminate abortion access in the state. In July of 2019, we successfully obtained a preliminary injunction, blocking this law from taking effect. On July 7, 2022, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reversing Roe v. Wade, the case was dismissed without prejudice.
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November 9, 2021

November 9, 2021
Ray v. McCloud
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
On March 29, 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio’s refusal to correct the gender marker on birth certificates for transgender people, for any reason, at any time. Ohio is one of just three states, with Tennessee and Kansas, that has yet to change the extremely regressive and harmful policy. The lawsuit states that the Ohio government has violated the equal protection, due process, and free speech rights of Stacie Ray, Basil Argento, Ashley Breda, and a fourth, unnamed plaintiff.
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September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020
Somai v. City of Bedford, OH
Women's Rights
On April 18, 2019, WRP filed an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, challenging a criminal activity nuisance ordinance in Bedford, Ohio, on behalf of Beverly Somai and the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research. Bedford’s nuisance ordinance penalizes property owners when two or more perceived violations of any law, excluding traffic violations, occur near the home or involve a resident of the property within a one-year period. The city enforces the ordinance based on calls for police assistance — even if the resident is the victim of the crime or needs aid, such as Ms. Somai and her son. Bedford’s ordinance and its enforcement disproportionately impacts communities of color, low-income households, people with disabilities, and domestic violence survivors—the vast majority of whom are women.
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February 15, 2018

February 15, 2018
Preterm Cleveland v. Himes
Reproductive Freedom
Status: Ongoing
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit to challenge an Ohio law criminalizing abortions when one of the woman’s reasons for the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Plaintiffs argue the law imposes an unconstitutional burden on patients seeking abortion and intrudes into the personal health decisions of women and families.
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