The ACLU received complaints from individuals in Mt. Lebanon, PA, and Ardmore, PA, who were prohibited from voting in the April 2008 primary because they were wearing T-shirts endorsing candidates for...
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Aug 19, 2008
Scherfen, et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Due Process
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 1991 Gulf War combat veteran and his wife who were wrongly put on the federal government's "terrorist watch list,"...
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Jul 1, 2008
Commonwealth v. Pappert
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
In July 2008, the ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed an appeal to Superior Court on behalf of Bridgeville resident Marshall Pappert, who was found guilty of harassment after he complained to the Bridgeville...
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Jun 26, 2008
El-Ganayni v. US Department of Energy, et al.
Due Process
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on June 26, 2008, on behalf of Dr. Moniem El-Ganayni, a nuclear physicist and naturalized American citizen whose security clearance was...
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Jun 18, 2008
Man arrested for flying US flag upside down
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
In the spring of 2007, Joseph Yamrus chose to express his disagreement with the Middle East policy of certain members of Congress by flying the US flag upside down (an internationally recognized distress...
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Jun 16, 2008
Doe v. Fayette County Children and Youth Services
Due Process
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on June 16, 2008, against Fayette County Children and Youth Services (FCCYS) charging the agency violated the rights of a father to raise...