McKeesport residents and members of Take Action Mon Valley were denied the ability to attend, both in-person and virtually, a meeting of the McKeesport City Council in which residents were planning to...
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Jan 5, 2021
McFalls v. The 38th Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Filed
On January 5, 2021, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the law firm of Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C., and Seth Kreimer, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, filed a class action lawsuit against the...
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Nov 11, 2020
Trump for President v. Boockvar et al.
Voting Rights
Status: Open
On November 9, 2020, President Trump’s campaign filed a federal lawsuit against Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and the boards of elections of six counties - Philadelphia, Allegheny, Delaware...
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Sep 11, 2020
Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar
Voting Rights
Status: Amicus Brief
In June 2020, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party sued Secretary of State Kathryn Boockvar in Commonwealth Court, seeking to challenge several aspects of the commonwealth’s election laws. The Supreme Court of...
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Jul 15, 2020
Trump for President v. Boockvar
Voting Rights
Status: Open
In the lawsuit Trump for President v. Boockvar, President Trump’s campaign sued the commonwealth and all 67 counties and is challenging several election administration practices, including the use of drop...
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Jun 9, 2020
Philadelphia curfew
First Amendment Rights
Status: Other
On June 5, the ACLU of Pennsylvania concluded that the city had surpassed its legal authority, unless it could produce evidence that would prove a public safety justification for the curfew.