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Student Walkouts: What Are Students' Rights and How Can Schools Respond?
School responses to student walkouts, including the anti-ICE demonstrations, may or may not be unconstitutional, depending on the specific facts. Here’s some guidance on the legality of different types of school responses to student walkouts.
How to fight back when the federal government tries to silence you online
The freedom to openly criticize the government without penalty or punishment is the keystone of our democracy. Free and spirited debate helps inform voters and keeps our elected officials accountable to their oath of office to serve the people and defend the Constitution.
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Mar 04, 2026
ACLU-PA Reaches Settlement With Upper Pottsgrove Township Over Meritless “SLAPP” Lawsuit
Feb 23, 2026
Young Artists Invited to Make Due Process Visible in Statewide Art Contest
Today, the ACLU of Pennsylvania launched Due Something: Inspire Justice, a statewide, multidisciplinary art contest inviting young creatives to explore and reimagine one of the most powerful promises in American democracy: due process.
Feb 23, 2026
ACLU of Pennsylvania Statement on Quakertown Student Arrests
The ACLU of Pennsylvania is in touch with the student demonstrators. We’re calling for a full and transparent investigation of this incident and for the police and Chief McElree to be held accountable for their actions if the evidence confirms the apparent excessive force, retaliation and false arrest.
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