The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on January 22, 2015, on behalf of landlords and tenants whose rental properties were seized by the city of Wilkes-Barre under an ordinance that authorizes...
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Jan 8, 2015
Prison Legal News v. Kane
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of journalists, news outlets, advocacy organizations, and community leaders who were formerly incarcerated, seeking to block enforcement of a...
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Nov 19, 2014
Schaeffer v. Allegheny County
Student & Youth Rights
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and K&L Gates LLP filed a federal lawsuit against the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) for denying foster care payments to a Leechburg woman who...
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Sep 15, 2014
Geraci v. City of Philadelphia
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit on September 15, 2014, on behalf of a Philadelphia woman who was forcefully restrained across the neck by a civil...
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Sep 11, 2014
Chester v. Wetzel
Death Penalty
Status: Open
In September 11, 2014, eleven days before Pennsylvania was to carry out its first execution in 15 years, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a motion on behalf of four newspapers – the Guardian, the Philadelphia...
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Jul 24, 2014
Fields v. City of Philadelphia
Police Practices
Status: Open
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Temple undergraduate student who was arrested for photographing on-duty...