ACLU-PA Sues U. of Pittsburgh Over Student Group Suspension
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh over the school's suspension of its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter in apparent retaliation for criticisms that the group made of the university.
HARRISBURG – Today, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and POWER Interfaith filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner opposing impeachment proceedings in the state legislature during the current lame duck session.
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission today passed a new regulation from the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission defining sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Today, the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, sending the vote to the floor of the state House just days after an election that could alter the balance of power in the chamber.
PITTSBURGH – The ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter of concern to Allegheny County Division of Elections Manager David Voye today after receiving reports of two issues with mail-in ballots that have the potential to disenfranchise voters in Allegheny County.
HARRISBURG – A coalition of voting rights advocates today filed a motion to intervene in Ball v. Chapman, the latest legal effort in the commonwealth to invalidate mail-in ballots that are missing a handwritten date on the return envelope.