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The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas against the city of McKeesport and Allegheny County police regarding the violation of some McKeesport residents’ Fourth Amendment during a December 2020 police search.
A federal court in western Pennsylvania ruled today that voters who submit mail ballots in time to be counted in an election — but who mistakenly forget to handwrite a date on the return envelope or write the wrong date — must have their ballots counted.
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Sloane Wolfe, a high school student who has been advocating to end her school district’s use of its “Raider” mascot based on its stereotypical depiction of North American indigenous people.
The ACLU of Pennsylvania, Common Cause PA, All Voting is Local, PA Voice, Action Together NEPA, and PA Stands Up sent an open letter to Northampton County, calling on the county to provide clarity on the voting machine programming error that occurred affecting two judicial retention questions.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court in response to the Delaware County Office of Judicial Support’s refusal to expunge a criminal record due to unpaid court costs, despite a court order requiring expungement.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the law firm of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP have won a six-year battle to review an unredacted copy of the Pennsylvania State Police’s policy regarding how it monitors Pennsylvanians’ social media accounts.