On March 9, 2011, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on behalf of a seventh and a ninth grader, sisters M.K. and A.K., and their parents, Glenn and Kathy Kiederer, against the Delaware Valley School...
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Nov 19, 2010
Galarza v. Szalczyk, et al.
Due Process
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on November 19, 2010, on behalf of Ernesto Galarza, a New Jersey-born U.S. citizen of Puerto Rican descent who was held illegally for three days in the...
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Nov 14, 2010
B.H. and K.M. v. Easton Area School District
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on November 14, 2010, on behalf of two Easton Area School District (EASD) students claiming that EASD's ban on wearing rubber bracelets...
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Nov 4, 2010
Bailey, et al. v. City of Philadelphia, et al.
Police Practices
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg filed a federal class action on November 4, 2010, on behalf of eight African-American and Latino men who were stopped by...
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Oct 28, 2010
Mort v. Lawrence County Children and Youth Services, et al.
Due Process
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on October 28, 2010, on behalf of a New Castle couple, Elizabeth Mort and Alex Rodriguez, whose newborn daughter was seized and...
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Oct 12, 2010
Serna-Deandrade, et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Driver Licensing
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed legal briefs on October 12, 2010, in a Pennsylvania appeals court on behalf of six South American immigrants and Philadelphia residents who seek to...