ACLU-PA Sues Souderton School District Over Banned Parents
ACLU-PA filed a lawsuit against the Souderton Area School District after the district banned from school property two parents and a former student who criticized a school board member for posting lewd content about VP Kamala Harris online.
The ACLU of Pennsylvania is representing two Temple University students who are facing disciplinary action from the university for their participation in a demonstration opposing Israel's occupation of...
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Jul 19, 2024
Re Rights Violations Related to Inadequate Language Access for Rare Language Speakers in ICE Detention
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a federal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties over the treatment of a Mauritanian...
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Jul 11, 2024
Re Egregious and Unconstitutional Conditions of Confinement at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a federal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties over inhumane conditions at the...
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Jun 30, 2024
Center for Coalfield Justice et al. v. Washington County Board of Elections
Voting Rights
Status: On appeal
Seven voters, the Center for Coalfield Justice, and the Washington Branch NAACP sued the Washington County Board of Elections for concealing from voters errors they had made on their mail ballot return...
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Jun 12, 2024
Warren, et al. v. Commonwealth, et al.
Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Filed
On June 13, 2024, ACLU-PA filed a lawsuit against Governor Josh Shapiro and the leadership of the state General Assembly over the commonwealth’s inadequate public defense...
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May 28, 2024
Black Political Empowerment Project v. Schmidt
Voting Rights
Status: Closed
On May 28, 2024, ACLU-PA filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the commonwealth’s requirement that voters who submit mail ballots include a handwritten date on the voter declaration on the...