Western District - PA
Pushinsky, Sternberger, Walczak (ACLU of PA)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the Port Authority of Allegheny County for their refusal to run an educational advertisement on buses that explains the voting rights of ex-offenders. The complaint was filed on behalf of the Pittsburgh League of Young Voters and the ACLU of Pennsylvania, which jointly attempted to purchase space on Port Authority buses for a non-partisan ad that they wish to run prior to the November elections. The Port Authority has refused repeated requests to consider the ad. They refused to even provide the groups with advertising rates for the buses, pointing to their stated policy of only accepting commercial advertisements. A review of ads accepted by the Port Authority, however, revealed that they have previously accepted a variety of non-commercial ads. The ad rejected by the Port Authority is part of a public-education initiative launched by a coalition of local groups that seeks to increase civic engagement by formerly incarcerated ex-offenders. The ACLU has also filed a motion asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction directing Port Authority to run the voter-education advertisements.
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