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Apr 7, 2020

Graham et al. v. Allegheny County

Prisoners' Rights
Status: Open

On April 7, 2020, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Abolitionist Law Center, Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, and the law firm Dechert LLP filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of three people...

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Apr 3, 2020

Hope, et al., v. Doll, et al.

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Open

On April 3, 2020, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm Dechert LLP filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of 22 people who are held in immigration detention in two county jails in the...

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Mar 30, 2020

King's Bench Petition On County Jails During COVID-19

Status: Open

The ACLU of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Pennsylvania Prison Society filed an emergency request asking the state Supreme Court to use its “King’s Bench” power to protect public health by ordering county...

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Mar 24, 2020

Thakker, et al. v. Doll, et al.

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Open

A federal civil rights lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arguing that ICE has violated the constitutional rights of 13 people in immigration detention who are at heightened risk of...

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Mar 23, 2020

Epstein et al v. Arkoosh et al

Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Filed

On March 23, 2020, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County commissioners accusing the county of violating the state Sunshine Act when the commissioners dismissed the county's ...

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Mar 10, 2020

Harrington v. UPMC and Allegheny County

Privacy & Security
Status: Open

On March 11, 2020, the Law Offices of Timothy P. O’Brien and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a class action lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Allegheny County on behalf of...

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