Ohio Senate Passes Anti-Semitism Bill Despite Free Speech Concerns

Ohio Senate passes anti-Semitism bill despite free speech concerns

COLUMBUS — Legislation aiming to prevent anti-Semitism on college campuses was approved by the Ohio Senate on Wednesday despite warnings from state Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D., Toledo) that the bill would chill protected speech.

Ohio Senate passes bill that codifies antisemitism definition and examples

The Ohio Statehouse. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). The Ohio Senate passed a bill last week that would define antisemitism for state agency investigations, but not criminal investigations.   Ohio Senate Bill 87 passed 27-4 during last Wednesday’s Senate session. The bill now heads to the Ohio House for consideration.  Ohio Democratic Senators Catherine Ingram, Kent Smith, Paula Hicks-Hudson, and Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie …