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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 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling on Vote-By-Mail
Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld Act 77 of 2019, Pennsylvania’s vote-by-mail law, and overturned a lower court ruling that had declared the law unconstitutional.
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...
June 30, 2022 (All day)
Pride Month
Celebrate Pride Month with the ACLU of Pennsylvania and community members across the commonwealth.