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latest statements and testimony

• Memo to the Senate on SB 150, preconviction DNA collection, June 17, 2013 (PDF, 97K)
• PA Senate Passes Abortion Insurance Ban, June 5, 2013

criminal justice

• Memo to the Senate Judiciary Committee on SB 328 and SB 391, criminal records expungement, February 11, 2013 (PDF, 78K)

juvenile justice

• Testimony to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, school security, February 10, 2013 (PDF, 121K)

privacy and surveillance

• Memo to the Senate on SB 150, preconviction DNA collection, June 17, 2013 (PDF, 97K)
• State House Preps Bill to Undermine Privacy in Internet Activity, Says ACLU of PA, April 4, 2013
• Memo to the House on HB 90, law enforcement access to personally identifying information of internet users without court oversight, March 17, 2013 (PDF, 115K)
• Memo to the House Human Services Committee on HB 317, prescription drug database, February 11, 2013 (PDF, 114K)
• Memo to the Senate on SB 150, preconviction DNA collection, February 3, 2013 (PDF, 121K)
• Memo to the Senate Judiciary Committee on SB 150, preconviction DNA collection, January 28, 2013 (PDF, 79K)

religious liberty

• Memo to the House State Government Committee on HR 17, National Fast Day, February 8, 2013 (PDF, 78K)

reproductive rights

• PA Senate Passes Abortion Insurance Ban, June 5, 2013
• ACLU of PA: State House again Rolls back Women's Access to Reproductive Healthcare, April 23, 2013
• Memo to the House Health Committee on House Bill 818, ban on insurance coverage of abortion, April 14, 2013 (PDF, 76K)

voting rights

• Plan to Modernize Voter Registration Passes State Senate, Says ACLU of PA, April 17, 2013
• Memo to the Senate on SB 37, online voter registration, April 14, 2013 (PDF, 76K)
• State Senate Committee Passes Bill to Modernize Voter Registration, Says ACLU of PA, March 19, 2013
• Testimony submitted to the House Democratic Policy Committee, voter ID and early voting, January 31, 2013 (PDF, 86K)