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ACLU of PA Lauds State Senate for Passage of Bill to Protect Privacy of Sportsmen

HARRISBURG- The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously passed legislation to rein in the power of state Game Commission officers to stop vehicles and to conduct searches. The passage of House Bill 181 won praise from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

September 27, 2010

ACLU Settles Student-Cell-Phone-Search Lawsuit With Northeast Pennsylvania School District

PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced today that it has settled a lawsuit filed in May alleging that the Tunkhannock Area School District (Wyoming County) illegally searched a student's cell phone, punished her for storing semi-nude pictures of herself on the

September 15, 2010

Settlement Reached With School District Over Teacher Who Was Suspended Over Photo With Stripper at Bachelorette Party

PITTSBURGH - A teacher suspended after hosting a bachelorette party that included a stripper will receive back pay, an award for emotional distress and attorneys' fees, and have her personnel record cleared as part of a settlement with the Brownsville Area School District (Fayette County), the AC

August 17, 2010

State Senate Protects Pennsylvanians' Privacy Rights by Passing Bill to Block Real ID, Says ACLU of PA

HARRISBURG- The Pennsylvania Senate today continued the drumbeat of the states' opposition to the federal Real ID program by unanimously passing legislation to block its implementation in the commonwealth.

June 15, 2010

State House Passes Bills to Mandate the Unworkable E-Verify Program, Says ACLU of PA

HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today passed two bills to force state contractors and all construction businesses to use the federal E-Verify program, an online database program run by the federal government.

June 8, 2010

ACLU of PA Sues School District For Illegally Searching Student's Cell Phone

PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today against the Tunkhannock Area School District (Wyoming County) for searching a student's confiscated cell phone without probable cause and punishing her for storing semi-nude pictures of herself on the

May 19, 2010