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ACLU of Pennsylvania Defends Church Forced to Shut Down Its Ministry to Homeless

PITTSBURGH - The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed suit today to defend the right of First Apostles' Doctrine Church, an evangelical Christian church in Brookville, Pennsylvania, to practice its religious beliefs through its outreach ministry to the homeless.

November 17, 2008

Students Wait Six Hours in Pouring Rain to Cast Votes

Chester County, PA -- Voters at Lincoln University, a historically black college, stood in the rain for six hours and longer to cast their ballots on Tuesday, until intervention from Election Protection forced the Chester County Voter Services office to add poll workers and expand processing faci

November 7, 2008

Suit Against Scranton Pax Christi Activist Dropped

SCRANTON, PA - Correctional Care, Inc. ("CCI"), the firm that provides health care to the Lackawanna County Prison, has dropped its lawsuit against Joseph Rogan after the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and volunteer lawyers from the law firm of Cozen O'Connor intervened.

October 22, 2008

City of Scranton Settles with Woman Improperly Charged for Swearing at Toilet

SCRANTON, PA - The City of Scranton has agreed to pay $19,000 to settle damages and attorneys’ fees claims with resident Dawn Herb, who was charged with disorderly conduct for cursing at her overflowing toilet.

October 22, 2008

Pole-Dancing Instructor Allowed to Open Dance Studio

PITTSBURGH - The ACLU of Pennsylvania and Adams Township reached an agreement today that allows a woman to open a dance-and-fitness studio in the township where she will teach pole dancing and other "sexy" dance techniques.

October 15, 2008

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Allegheny County's Sex-Offender-Residency-Restriction Ordinance

PITTSBURGH, PA – The ACLU of Pennsylvania and the PA Institutional Law Project filed a lawsuit today challenging an Allegheny County law that excludes convicted sex offenders from living virtually anywhere in the County except forested hilltops and a few high-income areas.

October 6, 2008