The ACLU of Pennsylvania and Cozen O’Connor, lead counsel in the challenge to Hazleton’s anti-immigrant ordinances, sent a letter to the Hazleton Area School District on January 28, 2010, warning that...
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Jan 20, 2010
English, et al. v. Chester County
Racial Justice
Status: Closed
Several civil liberties groups, including the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, filed a federal lawsuit on January 20, 2010, on behalf...
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Jan 8, 2010
DeRosa v. Doe
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is representing Richard Rattanni, who has operated the elizabethboro.com discussion board for more than 10 years to provide a forum for members of the...
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Dec 17, 2009
Northeast Pennsylvania Freethought Society v. Luzerne County
Religious Liberty
Status: Closed
The Luzerne County Commissioners agreed to remove two separate religious displays - a crèche and a menorah - on the lawn of the Luzerne County Courthouse after receiving a letter from the American Civil...
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Dec 9, 2009
Myers v. Borough of Penbrook
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
Penbrook Borough resident Alissa Myers contacted the ACLU of Pennsylvania after the borough told her she had to to apply for a zoning permit in order to display a sign on her front porch that says "You're...
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Dec 4, 2009
Friends of Animals v. National Park Service
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
An animal rights group will be allowed to protest on the sidewalks surrounding Independence Mall on December 5, 2009, after the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed an emergency motion to...