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Mort Statement

Following the birth of their first child, a healthy baby girl named Isabella, Newcastle, PA, residents Elizabeth Mort and Alex Rodriguez returned home from the hospital expecting to settle in to the challenges and joys of parenthood.

July 2, 2013

ACLU-Pa Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of Parents Whose Newborn Was Seized After Mom's Poppy-Seed Bagel Caused Positive Drug Test

PITTSBURGH - Jameson Hospital and Lawrence County Children and Youth Services (LCCYS) paid $143,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania on behalf of a couple whose newborn daughter was seized by LCCYS and held for five days after the mother failed a hos

July 2, 2013

PA Senate DNA Bill Ignores State Constitutional Protections, Says ACLU Of PA

Under Current Law, DNA Samples Can Be Taken Only After A Conviction

June 18, 2013

Indecent Exposure Charges Against Two CMU Art Students Dropped

PITTSBURGH - Indecent exposure charges against Carnegie Mellon University senior Katherine O'Connor will be dropped after she and another CMU student perform community service over the next four months. The ACLU of Pennsylvania represented O'Connor at a hearing earlier today.

June 10, 2013

ACLU-Pa Files Two More Lawsuits Over Illegal Arrests For Observing Philadelphia Police

PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and co-counsel filed two separate federal lawsuits today on behalf of individuals arrested for observing Philadelphia police in public.

June 5, 2013

PA Senate Passes Abortion Insurance Ban

HARRISBURG - In a continuing trend toward wresting control of women's healthcare away from patients and doctors, the Pennsylvania Senate today passed legislation to ban insurance coverage of abortion care in policies sold in the exchange created by the federal healthcare reform law.

June 5, 2013