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ACLU-PA and Women's Law Project File Suit On Behalf Of Allegheny County Teacher Denied Benefits for Same-Sex Partner

PITTSBURGH – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Women’s Law Project have filed a lawsuit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on behalf of Bradley Ankney, a math teacher for the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, over the AIU’s refusal to provide health insurance and ot

August 20, 2013

Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Will Not Be Enforced While Trial Judge Deliberates

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania voters will not have to show photo identification at the polls until the Commonwealth Court makes a final decision in the lawsuit challenging the controversial law.

August 16, 2013

Federal Court of Appeals Strikes Down School's Ban on 'I (Heart) Boobies!' Cancer Awareness Bracelets

EASTON, PA - In a groundbreaking decision today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld an injunction preventing the Easton Area School District (EASD) from enforcing a ban on popular breast cancer awareness bracelets that read, "i (heart) boobies! (KEEP A BREAST).

August 5, 2013

Federal Court of Appeals Issues Forceful Ruling Against Hazleton, Pa. Anti-Immigrant Ordinance

NEW YORK – The U.S.

July 26, 2013

Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Heads Back to Court Today

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's voter ID law goes to court again today at 1 p.m., the first day of a trial seeking to permanently overturn the law after it was temporarily put on hold before last year's presidential elections and this year's primary.

July 15, 2013

ACLU-PA, ACLU and Hangley Aronchick Seek Freedom to Marry for Pennsylvania Couples

HARRISBURG, PA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, the American Civil Liberties Union, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want

July 8, 2013