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legislative updates
- Legislative Update: February 25, 2010, (PDF, 100K)
- Legislative Update: November 18, 2009, (PDF, 100K)
- Legislative Update: May 20, 2009, (PDF, 102K)
- Legislative Update: February 20, 2009, (PDF, 122K)
recent testimony, press releases, and statements
- Bill Banning the Shackling of Pregnant Inmates in Childbirth Passes PA Senate, March 17, 2010
- ACLU of PA Praises Senate Committee for Voting Down Marriage Amendment, March 16, 2010
- Letter to Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, policy revision on employment for persons who are former offenders, March 3, 2010 (PDF, 106K)
- Testimony to House Judiciary Committee on HB 928, data collection and ID requirements for teens and pre-teens who are pregnant or have STDs, February 22, 2010 (PDF, 103K)
criminal justice
- Bill Banning the Shackling of Pregnant Inmates in Childbirth Passes PA Senate, March 17, 2010
- Letter to Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, policy revision on employment for persons who are former offenders, March 3, 2010 (PDF, 106K)
- Testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee on prison crowding, November 16, 2009 (PDF, 280K)
- Testimony to House Democratic Policy Committee on wrongful convictions, October 29, 2009 (PDF, 105K)
- ACLU of PA Questions O'Brien's Proposal for More DNA Collection, July 22, 2009
- Memo to House Judiciary Committee in opposition to HB 1567, ending parole for certain offenders, June 15, 2009 (PDF, 91K)
- Memo to House Judiciary Committee on HB 306, searches of parolees without cause, April 20, 2090 (PDF, 94K)
- Casey's Juvenile Justice Bill Draws Praise from ACLU of PA February 17, 2009
drug law reform
free speech
good government
hiv-aids
- Testimony to House Judiciary Committee on HB 265, forced HIV testing of sexual assault defendants, December 21, 2009 (PDF, 104K)
- Memo to House Judiciary Committee on HB 1075, mandatory HIV tests for inmates before release, December 9, 2009 (PDF, 117K)
- Letter to Rep. Mustio on HB 265, mandatory HIV testing for criminal suspects, February 23, 2009(PDF, 86K)
immigrants' rights
juvenile justice
- Memo to House Judiciary Committee on HB 2189, sexting, January 25, 2010 (PDF, 102K)
- Memo to Senate on SB 56, mandating school administrators to call the police for school-based incidents, May 6, 2009 (PDF, 84K)
- Memo to House Judiciary Committee on HB 1211, right to counsel for juveniles, May 4, 2009 (PDF, 86K)
Lgbt rights
- ACLU of PA Praises Senate Committee for Voting Down Marriage Amendment, March 16, 2010
- Civil Rights Coalition Commends State Senator's Marriage Proposal, May 27, 2009
- Civil Rights Coalition Calls Constitutional Amendment on Marriage a 'Divisive Distraction', May 19, 2009
- Hundreds of Pennsylvanians Rally in Support of Bill to End LGBT Discrimination, March 17, 2009
- Toolkit! The information you need to support HB 300 and end LGBT discrmination
- House State Government Committee Passes Bill to End LGBT Discrimination, March 11, 2009
- PA House Bill Introduced to End LGBT Discrimination, March 4, 2009
- Letter of support for Allegheny County non-discrimination ordinance, January 14, 2009 (PDF, 100K)
reproductive rights
- Bill Banning the Shackling of Pregnant Inmates in Childbirth Passes PA Senate, March 17, 2010
- Testimony to House Judiciary Committee on HB 928, data collection and ID requirements for teens and pre-teens who are pregnant or have STDs, February 22, 2010 (PDF, 103K)
- Memo to Senate Judiciary Committee on SB 1074, shackling pregnant inmates, January 25, 2010 (PDF, 91K)
- Letter to House Education Committee on HBs 1162 and 1163, comprehensive sex education, December 9, 2009 (PDF, 100K)
students' rights
surveillance and privacy
- Memo to Senate Game and Fisheries Committee on HB 181, stop and search powers of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, January 25, 2010 (PDF, 90K)
- ACLU of PA Questions O'Brien's Proposal for More DNA Collection, July 22, 2009
- Memo to Senate on SB 621, Real ID opt-out, July 6, 2009 (PDF, 91K)
- Testimony to House Judiciary Committee on HB 1298, notice to workers of email surveillance by employers, July 1, 2009 (PDF, 97K)
- Senate Committee Passes Bill Backed by ACLU of PA to Block Federal ID Program, June 10, 2009
- Memo to Senate Communications and Technology Committee on SB 621, Real ID opt-out, June 9, 2009 (PDF, 92K)
- State House Passes Bill to Protect Constitutional Rights of Outdoorsmen, Wins Praise from ACLU of PA, June 1, 2009
- Testimony to Senate Communications and Technology Committee on SBs 621 and 623, opting-out of Real ID and biometric data collection, May 13, 2009 (PDF, 121K)
- Memo to House of Representatives on HB 181, stop-and-search power of Game Commission, May 7, 2009(PDF, 89K)
- Memo to Senate and House leadership, costs of Real ID, January 14, 2009 (PDF, 121K)
- State can save millions of dollars by blocking Real ID, ACLU suggests January 14, 2009
Voting Rights
- Memo to House State Government Committee on HB 1072, voting materials for released inmates, May 7, 2009 (PDF, 88K)
- ACLU of PA Calls Voter ID Bill "Worst Kind of Election Reform," Urges Committee to Vote No, March 23, 2009
- Memo to Senate State Government Committe on SB 514, photo ID to vote, March 23, 2009 (PDF, 92K)
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