Mary Catherine Roper

Mary Catherine Roper

Pronouns: She, Her, Hers

Deputy Legal Director

Legal

Bio

Mary Catherine Roper is the deputy legal director at the ACLU of Pennsylvania, where she coordinates litigation on a broad range of civil liberties issues, including freedom of speech, religious liberty, racial and ethnic justice, equality for lesbians and gay men, student rights, privacy, prisoners’ rights, and police misconduct. Prior to joining the ACLU, Mary Catherine was a partner in the firm of Drinker Biddle and Reath, where she was well known for her commitment to pro bono work. Mary Catherine is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable Anita B. Brody of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and served a year with the Disabilities Law Project as the first recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation Public Interest Fellowship. (Philadelphia)

Featured Work

News & Commentary
police car
  • Police Practices|
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Porque la “Detención y Cacheo” no debe ser utilizada para los delitos menores

Si usted es regularmente parado por la policía de Filadelfia, probablemente es un hombre Negro. Si no es regularmente parado por la policía, necesita ver este video de una detención policial en Philadelphia. Adelante, véalo. Lo espero. 
News & Commentary
police car
  • Police Practices|
  • +1 Issue

Why “stop and frisk” should not be used for petty offenses

If you are regularly stopped by the Philadelphia police, you are probably a Black man. If you are not regularly stopped by police, you should watch this video of a stop by Philadelphia police. Go on, watch it. I’ll wait.