The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on June 5, 2013, on behalf of Alexine Fleck, a professor at the Community College of Philadelphia who was arrested and handcuffed for three hours for...
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Apr 26, 2013
Red Lion Area School District
Student & Youth Rights
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter on April 26, 2013, on behalf of a male transgender student who was denied the chance to run for prom king when his principal...
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Apr 24, 2013
Briggs v. Borough of Norristown, et al.
Police Practices
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP filed a federal lawsuit on April 24, 2013, challenging an unconstitutional municipal ordinance that...
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Mar 12, 2013
Chambersburg Area School District
Student & Youth Rights
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and Equality Pennsylvania sent a letter today to the Chambersburg Area School District (CASD) on behalf of a group of Chambersburg Area Senior High School students whose request to...
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Mar 11, 2013
Disability Rights Network v. Wetzel
Prisoners' Rights
Status: Closed
The Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN), joined by the ACLU of Pennsylvania, filed a federal lawsuit on March 11, 2013, challenging the unconstitutional treatment of prisoners with serious...
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Feb 27, 2013
Governor Mifflin School District
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
On February 27, 2013, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter requesting that school officials at Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County stop using Internet...