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The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County commissioners to compel compliance with a September 2021 order by the Office of Open Records to produce all records related to Fulton County’s review of its election results and voting machines.
HARRISBURG — Today, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court affirmed in a 6-1 decision a ruling by the Commonwealth Court that the proposed Marsy’s Law constitutional amendment violated the state Constitution when it was presented as a single question in a 2019 voter referendum.
Eight voters and three advocacy organizations stood up for the right to privacy of all nine million registered voters in Pennsylvania at a proceeding before the Commonwealth Court today in Harrisburg.
Today, the Pennsylvania state Senate passed S.B.913, legislation that overhauls the probation system in the commonwealth. The ACLU of Pennsylvania opposes the legislation.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation that would require community bail funds to be licensed as professional bail bondsmen, an onerous process that would make it very difficult for bail funds across the commonwealth to continue operating.
When the Clearfield County commissioners approved two contracts with a private prison company to open the largest immigration detention center in the Northeast, they failed to provide public notice as required by state law, depriving community members of the chance to comment on the contract.