Today, the ACLU of Pennsylvania launched Due Something: Inspire Justice, a statewide, multidisciplinary art contest inviting young creatives to explore and reimagine one of the most powerful promises in American democracy: due process.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania is in touch with the student demonstrators. We’re calling for a full and transparent investigation of this incident and for the police and Chief McElree to be held accountable for their actions if the evidence confirms the apparent excessive force, retaliation and false arrest.

The following statement is in direct response to Sen. Dave McCormick's claims about the Chester County voter rolls incident and can be attributed to the ACLU of Pennsylvania, New Pennsylvania Project, and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania

Family members of Parady La, joined by the ACLU of Pennsylvania, community organizers, and elected officials, held a press conference outside the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Philadelphia to address Parady La’s death while in ICE custody and to demand accountability, transparency, and systemic change.

On behalf of a patient, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a motion to intervene in Penn State Health v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, a lawsuit challenging the PHRC’s definition of sex discrimination. 

The decision to end the lawsuit comes as Montgomery County has made meaningful progress in reforming its probation and parole revocation system.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania presented its inaugural Constitutional Champion Award to Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend at "We the Community: An Evening of Freedom & Justice."

The ACLU of Pennsylvania, Democracy Defenders Fund, and Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller filed a motion to intervene in EEOC v. The University of Pennsylvania on behalf of five organizations affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania.

Voters make clear: Protecting abortion rights and civil liberties starts with a fair and independent state Supreme Court