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ACLU Calls on Pennsylvania to Join Nationwide Rebellion Against Real ID

Statement of Larry Frankel, Legislative Director, ACLU of Pennsylvania

March 7, 2007

ACLU Sues City of Pittsburgh for Violating Rights of Man Who Flipped Off Police Officer

PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit today against the City of Pittsburgh and one of its police officers on behalf of a man who received a disorderly conduct citation for using his middle finger in an expressive manner.

February 8, 2007

Poll: Death Penalty Supporters in the Minority in PA

HARRISBURG- One week after a New Jersey state commission recommended abolition of the death penalty, a poll released today establishes that more Pennsylvanians prefer long sentences of incarceration rather than the death penalty as the punishment for even the worst murders.

January 8, 2007

Whistleblower Sues Pittsburgh Mayor and Police Chief for Retaliation

PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Police Chief Nate Harper alleging that they demoted the Department's most senior Commander in retaliation for her divulging information to Pittsb

December 21, 2006

ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Student Suspended for Retort to Teasing

PITTSBURGH - The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of a former New Brighton Area School District student because the school district punished him for a single, spontaneous remark he made to a friend in response to repeated teasing that the district had failed t

December 19, 2006

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Protester Arrested in Gettysburg

GETTYSBURG, PA-The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today against the Borough of Gettysburg on behalf of a man who was arrested for holding a pro-choice sign on a public sidewalk without first getting a municipal permit.

December 6, 2006