On October 16, 2017, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court urging the Court to reject the government’s argument that it has the inherent “common law”...
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Sep 25, 2017
B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District
First Amendment Rights
Status: In U.S. Supreme Court
On September 25, 2017, the ACLU-PA filed suit on behalf of B.L., a high school sophomore who has been cheerleading since she was in fifth grade and was expelled from the team as punishment for out-of-school...
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Aug 14, 2017
Balde v. Doll
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Open
On August 14, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on behalf of a man who has been imprisoned in the York County...
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Jul 7, 2017
ACLU of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania State Police
Privacy & Security
Status: Victory!
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has sued the Pennsylvania State Police (“PSP”) over its refusal to publicly release its policy governing when state troopers can spy on Pennsylvanians’ social media accounts. After...
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Jun 23, 2017
Corney v. Glen Rock
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
Since 2015, Lt. Commander Joshua Corney, an active duty naval officer and a resident of Glen Rock, York County, has played a recording of “Taps” every evening before 8pm from speakers on his five-acre...
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Apr 18, 2017
Couple denied marriage license because of immigration status
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project filed a federal lawsuit April 18, 2007, on behalf of a West Hazleton couple who were denied a marriage license because of a policy instituted...