Pride is still protest.
BLOGS
Remembering our friend and colleague, Jim Crawford
James D. Crawford, a longtime ACLU of Pennsylvania leader, fierce advocate for civil liberties, and friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully earlier this month.
We sued Lancaster County judges for setting unconstitutional bail. But the problem doesn’t end in Lancaster.
We filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of individuals held pretrial due to unaffordable cash bail. This lawsuit is the latest piece of a years-long campaign to challenge the misuse of cash bail.
Press Releases
ACLU-PA Statement on Passage of Bill Banning Transgender Student Participation in School Athletics
The state Senate passed House Bill 972, legislation that would ban participation in school sports by transgender students in public schools and state-funded universities and colleges.
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action in Pennsylvania Uncounted Ballot Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to halt a unanimous federal appeals court ruling that required the counting of 257 timely received ballots in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, which had been excluded...
ACLU-PA Statement on Settlement Between Allegheny County Jail and Jules Williams
Today, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm O’Brien Coleman & Wright announced a settlement between Allegheny County and Jules Williams, bringing to a close Ms. Williams’ federal civil rights...
June 30, 2022 (All day)
Pride Month
Celebrate Pride Month with the ACLU of Pennsylvania and community members across the commonwealth.