On April 3, 2017, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, along with the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project and Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department...
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Apr 4, 2017
Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
LGBTQIA+ Equality
Status: Victory!
The Boyertown Area School District respects its students' gender identity. Among other things, the Boyertown Area Senior High (“BASH”) has allowed students to use restrooms and locker rooms that match their...
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Mar 23, 2017
Open Records Request, Re: Local Law Enforcement Interest in Immigration Enforcement
Immigrants' Rights
In March 2017, the ACLU of Pennsylvania submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), asking for information and documents including any correspondence between...
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Feb 23, 2017
Harrisburg School District’s Admissions Policy
Immigrants' Rights
The Harrisburg School District’s admissions policy led to the denial of enrollment in the 2016-17 academic year for four refugee students whose families had resettled in Harrisburg. On February 23, 2017,...
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Feb 21, 2017
Bar Admission for Undocumented Law School Graduates
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Open
Parthiv Patel was brought to the United States when he was five years old and has lived in the United States continuously since then. Like many Dreamers, the United States is the only home he remembers. ...
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Feb 20, 2017
Commonwealth v. Mauk
Criminal Justice Reform
The Cambria County Court of Common Pleas held Mr. Mauk and 53 other individuals in contempt and sentenced them to two weeks of jail for not paying fines, costs, and restitution, without giving any of the...