Speaking Freely With the ACLU-PA Podcast

A pro-voter legal strategy

In 2024, ACLU-PA and our partners have taken a different approach with our legal strategy than in past election cycles. This year, we’ve implemented a proactive strategy to make sure that voters who want to cast a ballot can do so without unnecessary hurdles. October 4, 2024

What voters really want on immigration and public safety

In the run up to this year’s election, we here at the ACLU knew that candidates would be talking about the two issues of immigration and public safety. Knowing that was coming, the ACLU has been engaged all year in a research project called Battleground Blueprint. October 2, 2024

Living With a Criminal History and the Right to Vote in PA

More than 20 years ago, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to prohibit people who are living with a criminal record from voting. But misinformation about those rights persists here in Pennsylvania. September 20, 2024

Capitol Complex

The Pennsylvania General Assembly recently wrapped up its work on the new state budget. Elizabeth Randol, ACLU-PA’s legislative director, talks about all that has happened in this session around civil liberties. July 26, 2024

How your county may - or may not - be helping you to vote

The impact that counties have on how we vote, where we vote, and even whether our vote is counted is enormous. July 11, 2024

Schools Where Everyone is Welcome

Historically, America’s public schools have been spaces where debates and resistance to civil liberties have played out. From racial integration to political protests, protecting the rights of students has been central to the story of constitutional rights. April 30, 2024