ACLU-PA Sues U. of Pittsburgh Over Student Group Suspension
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh over the school's suspension of its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter in apparent retaliation for criticisms that the group made of the university.
On December 19, 2016, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, along with the Abolitionist Law Center, the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, and the law firm of Reed Smith, filed a federal class action lawsuit on...
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Sep 26, 2016
Burton v. Wetzel
Prisoners' Rights
Status: Open
On September 26, 2016, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, along with the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) and Saul Ewing LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Niara Burton, a transgender woman who...
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Jul 19, 2016
Issa v. School District of Lancaster
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Open
The ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Education Law Center, and pro bono counsel Pepper Hamilton LLP filed a federal lawsuit on July 19, 2016 alleging that the School District of Lancaster (SDOL) has been illegally...
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Jun 23, 2016
Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign v. City of Philadelphia
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
On June 23, 2016, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC), a social justice coalition that was denied a permit to hold a march...
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Jun 15, 2016
Letter to Mayor Kenney RE: DNC
First Amendment Rights
On June 15, 2016, the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney asking him to clarify the city’s position on protest activity during the Democratic National Convention. The letter...
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May 3, 2016
Gratteri v. County of Armstrong
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on May 3, 2016, on behalf of Michael Gratteri, who was arrested and jailed after he posted a video on Facebook of his interaction with a Ford City police...