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ACLU-PA Sues City of Philadelphia Over Free Speech Restrictions During DNC

PHILADELPHIA - The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC), a social justice coalition that was denied a permit to hold a march on Broad Street during the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

June 23, 2016

Bill Limiting Access to Abortion Services Passes State House

HARRISBURG - The ACLU of Pennsylvania criticized anti-abortion legislation, HB 1948, that passed the state House of Representatives today. HB 1948 would ban abortion after 20 weeks and ban one of the most common methods of second trimester abortion.

June 21, 2016

ACLU Asks Mayor Kenney to Protect Dissent During DNC

PHILADELPHIA - The ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney today asking him to clarify the city’s position on protest activity during the Democratic National Conventi

June 15, 2016

ACLU-PA Statement on Philadelphia Police Surveillance Van Disguised as Google Streetview Vehicle

PHILADELPHIA - On May 12, 2016, the Philadelphia Police Department admitted that its officers had disguised a police surveillance van with fake “Google Streetview”

May 12, 2016

ACLU-PA Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Armstrong County Resident Arrested and Jailed for Videotaping Police

PITTSBURGH - The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Michael Gratteri, who was arrested and jailed after he posted a video on Facebook of his interaction with a Ford City police officer over a parking dispute in front of his home.

May 3, 2016

Court Allows Leafletting at Wilkes-Barre Arena

SCRANTON – Today, a federal judge ordered the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority to allow animal rights protesters at the Mohegan Sun Arena to leaflet outside the fenced pen used by the Authority to confine protesters. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) and lawy

April 27, 2016