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ACLU-PA Releases Report Card on Civil Liberties in PA on Constitution Day

PHILADELPHIA - In honor of Constitution Day, September 17, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is releasing a report card on the state of civil liberties in the commonwealth.

September 16, 2009

Rights Groups Sue Authorities for First Amendment Violations in Advance of G-20 Summit

PITTSBURGH - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on behalf of groups seeking to hold peaceful demonstrations in downtown Pi

September 11, 2009

ACLU Mourns Passing of Larry Frankel, Former ACLU-PA Legislative and Executive Director

PHILADELPHIA - It is with great sadness that the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania marks the passing of Larry Frankel, who served as Legislative Director to the organization from 1992 through 2008 and Executive Director from 1996 to 2001.

August 30, 2009

Pennsylvania Court Rules Two Immigrants In Mandatory Detention Are Entitled To A Hearing

HARRISBURG, PA – A federal court in Pennsylvania ordered that two long-time lawful permanent residents fighting deportation are entitled to a hearing to determine if they have been held in mandatory detention for too long a time. The U.S.

August 21, 2009

ACLU Argues Lawsuit Challenging Prolonged Detention Of Immigrants In Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, PA - The American Civil Liberties Union is arguing in a federal court in Pennsylvania today that the government is violating the law by detaining people for prolonged periods of time – sometimes for years – while they fight their immigration cases, without ever giving them a hearing o

August 21, 2009

When Is a Private Club Not a 'Private Club'?

PHILADELPHIA – In the wake of allegations that the Valley Swim Club, a private membership club, sent away dozens of children from the Creative Steps Day Camp because they are African American, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania explained, in response to media inquiries, that the V

August 21, 2009