ACLU-PA Sues Souderton School District Over Banned Parents
ACLU-PA filed a lawsuit against the Souderton Area School District after the district banned from school property two parents and a former student who criticized a school board member for posting lewd content about VP Kamala Harris online.
On June 15, 2016, the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney asking him to clarify the city’s position on protest activity during the Democratic National Convention. The letter...
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May 3, 2016
Gratteri v. County of Armstrong
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on May 3, 2016, on behalf of Michael Gratteri, who was arrested and jailed after he posted a video on Facebook of his interaction with a Ford City police...
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Apr 27, 2016
Pomicter and Last Chance for Animals v. Luzerne County Convention Authority
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
The ACLU-PA is representing a group of activists, Last Chance for Animals (LCA), who are opposed to the use of animals by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The circus will be performing...
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Mar 23, 2016
Commonwealth v. Real Property and Improvements Commonly Known as 416 S. 62nd St., Philadelphia, PA, and 1997 Chevrolet and Contents Seized from James Young
Criminal Justice Reform
On March 23, 2016, the ACLU-PA, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia NAACP, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, SeniorLAW Center, and Philadelphia VIP filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Pennsylvania...
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Mar 3, 2016
Margeson v. Scott
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
In June 2015, Lance Margeson, a resident of Horesheads, NY, was driving through the borough as part of his employment when he was flagged down by a woman. The two got into an argument about an earlier...
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Mar 1, 2016
Name Change Petition for Transgender Teen
LGBTQIA+ Equality
Status: Open
On March 1, 2016, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a name change petition on behalf of a Montgomery County transgender seventeen-year-old and his mother, asking the court to change the teen’s first name to “...