On October 28, 2021, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP filed a lawsuit against the Clearfield County commissioners for failing to follow state law when the...
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Oct 26, 2021
El et al. v. 38th Judicial District et al.
Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of six plaintiffs, challenging the unconstitutional incarceration of people facing probation and parole revocation proceedings in...
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Oct 4, 2021
Costa v. Corman (Commonwealth v. Dush)
Voting Rights
Status: Victory!
On October 4, 2021, the ACLU of PA filed a motion to intervene on behalf of three advocacy organizations and eight individual voters in a lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania attorney general challenging...
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May 20, 2021
ACLU of Pennsylvania v. Montgomery County et al.
First Amendment Rights
Status: Victory!
The ACLU of PA filed a federal lawsuit against Montgomery County and several administrators at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility alleging that the administrators have denied ACLU-PA attorneys and...
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Mar 19, 2021
UrbEd and Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools v. School District of Philadelphia
Open Government
Status: Filed
On March 18, 2021, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm Offit Kurman P.C. filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas against the Board of Education of the School District of...
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Mar 2, 2021
Abolitionist Law Center v. Judge Anthony Mariani
First Amendment Rights
Status: Filed
On March 2, 2021, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal constitutional lawsuit against Allegheny County Judge Anthony Mariani, on behalf of Abolitionist Law Center and with co-counsel from the Institute...