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Wooden gavel
Nov 1, 2018

Commonwealth v. Ford

Criminal Justice Reform

For the past 45 years, Pennsylvania courts have been prohibited from imposing fines that defendants cannot afford to pay, as a way to ensure that they are not saddled with unfordable court debt. But does...

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Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Oct 30, 2018

PILP v. Wetzel (Hayes v. Wetzel)

Prisoners' Rights
Status: Closed

On October 30, 2018, the ACLU of Pennsylvania with the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, the Abolitionist Law Center, the Amistad Law Project, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm...

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Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Sep 18, 2018

Police harassing anti-war protestors

First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed

On September 18, 2007, the ACLU-PA filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the Pittsburgh Organizing Group (POG) asking the court to issue an emergency injunction to stop Pittsburgh police from...

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Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Jun 26, 2018

Arison v. Fayette County

Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Open

On June 26, 2018, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project filed a class-action lawsuit challenging the cruel and inhumane living conditions for prisoners at the Fayette...

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Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Jun 8, 2018

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

LGBTQIA+ Equality
Status: Open

After the city of Philadelphia learned in March 2018 that two of its foster care providers would not license same-sex couples to be foster parents, the city ceased referring children to these...

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Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
May 22, 2018

Martinez v. Doll et al.

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Open

On May 22, 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the law firm DLA Piper LLP (US) filed a legal complaint in federal district court to end the unlawful detention of Jose “Ivan” Noe...

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