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Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio
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Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio
LGBTQ Rights
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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Ohio
Apr 2023
Women's Medical Group Professional Corp. v. Vanderhoff
On February 25, 2022, Women’s Med Dayton and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region filed a lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 157, legislation that would threaten to shut down procedural abortion services in Southwest Ohio. The law is currently blocked from taking effect after Plaintiffs won a preliminary injunction. The case is stayed pending the resolution of litigation over Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban.
Status: Ongoing
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Ohio
Reproductive Freedom
Women's Medical Group Professional Corp. v. Vanderhoff
On February 25, 2022, Women’s Med Dayton and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region filed a lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 157, legislation that would threaten to shut down procedural abortion services in Southwest Ohio. The law is currently blocked from taking effect after Plaintiffs won a preliminary injunction. The case is stayed pending the resolution of litigation over Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban.
Apr 2023
Status: Ongoing
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Ohio
Apr 2023
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region, et al. v. Ohio Department of Health, et al.
In December 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill 27, a fetal tissue disposal requirement that mandates burial or cremation of all embryonic and fetal tissue from a procedural abortion, imposing severe burdens on patients and stigmatizing essential care. On January 31, 2022, an Ohio judge preliminarily enjoined the law, finding that the law likely violates the Ohio state constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protection. The victory follows a previous April 5, 2021 preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the law, because compliance would have been impossible due to the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) failure to establish necessary rules and regulations. The law is currently blocked from taking effect, and the case is stayed pending ongoing litigation over Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban.
This lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Fanon A. Rucker on behalf of Ohio abortion providers.
Status: Ongoing
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Ohio
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region, et al. v. Ohio Department of Health, et al.
In December 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill 27, a fetal tissue disposal requirement that mandates burial or cremation of all embryonic and fetal tissue from a procedural abortion, imposing severe burdens on patients and stigmatizing essential care. On January 31, 2022, an Ohio judge preliminarily enjoined the law, finding that the law likely violates the Ohio state constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protection. The victory follows a previous April 5, 2021 preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the law, because compliance would have been impossible due to the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) failure to establish necessary rules and regulations. The law is currently blocked from taking effect, and the case is stayed pending ongoing litigation over Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban.
This lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Fanon A. Rucker on behalf of Ohio abortion providers.
Apr 2023
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023
Huffman v. Neiman
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.
Status: Closed
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U.S. Supreme Court
Voting Rights
Huffman v. Neiman
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.
Feb 2023
Status: Closed
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Ohio
Jul 2022
Preterm-Cleveland v. Yost
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.
Status: Ongoing
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Ohio
Reproductive Freedom
Preterm-Cleveland v. Yost
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.
Jul 2022
Status: Ongoing
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Ohio
Nov 2021
Ray v. McCloud
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.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Ohio
LGBTQ Rights
Ray v. McCloud
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.
Nov 2021
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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