Transparency between citizens and government institutions remains a cornerstone of our democratic processes. ODH’s ongoing delays and refusals are clearly contrary to Ohio law; so we are now asking the Ohio Supreme Court to step in and enforce the law.

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ODH has failed to fulfill its clear legal duty by refusing to promptly provide requested public records that fall cleanly under Ohio public records laws and failing to enable broad public access.

The ACLU of Ohio has existed for more than 100 years, and we’re not finished with our critical work – we are just getting started.

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Created in response to a punitive new campaign finance law aimed to detrimentally impact organizations like ours, the Voter Impact Fund will be used solely for us to:

➡️Support/oppose ballot initiatives
➡️Provide voter education initiatives
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We urge Governor DeWine to veto SB 293, a blatantly anti-democratic bill, and reaffirm his commitment to Ohio voters. ❌

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➡️The bill also contains a grab bag of unnecessary provisions, including citizenship verification and data checks that will drastically increase the number of provisional ballots, and places an additional heavy burden on elections officials.

We urge the Supreme Court of Ohio to reverse the decision of the First District Court of Appeals on the grounds of Fourth Amendment violations.

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A physical intrusion of a K-9 into a private vehicle must be treated the same as an action completed by law enforcement, regardless of whether the canine acts “instinctively.”

🚨Drug sniffing canines are instruments of law enforcement used to carry out an officer’s duties. Therefore, their actions are an extension of their handling officer.

⚠️This case that presents the question of whether a police canine’s physical intrusion into a private vehicle during the course of a vehicle sniff violates Ohioan’s Fourth Amendment rights, when officers lack probable cause, consent, or a warrant.