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23 Court Cases
Court Case
Apr 25, 2025
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

A.S.R. v. Trump et al.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania and the National ACLU sued President Donald Trump and other high-level administration officials to stop the potential deportation of A.S.R., a Venezuelan man who has been living in the United States with his wife, his child, and two step-children since 2023.
Court Case
Nov 20, 2024
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  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Souderton Area For All v. Souderton Area School District

The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Souderton Area School District regarding the district's ban of two parents and one former student from school property as retaliation for criticisms leveled at a school board member who posted lewd comments about VP Kamala Harris online.
Court Case
Jul 19, 2024
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Re Rights Violations Related to Inadequate Language Access for Rare Language Speakers in ICE Detention

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a federal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties over the treatment of a Mauritanian national, Mr. Niang, who is seeking political asylum in the United States.
Court Case
Oct 04, 2023
  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

K.B. v. Delaware County Office of Judicial Support, et al

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware County Office of Judicial Support’s due to the office's refusal to expunge a criminal record due to unpaid court costs, despite a court order requiring expungement.
Court Case
Oct 26, 2021
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

El et al. v. 38th Judicial District et al.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of six plaintiffs, challenging the unconstitutional incarceration of people facing probation and parole revocation proceedings in Montgomery County.
Court Case
May 20, 2021
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  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU of Pennsylvania v. Montgomery County et al.

The ACLU of PA filed a federal lawsuit against Montgomery County and several administrators at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility alleging that the administrators have denied ACLU-PA attorneys and attorneys working with ACLU-PA the right to visit with people detained at the jail.
Court Case
Oct 10, 2019
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  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

League of Women Voters of PA v. Degraffenreid

Constitutional challenge to the Marsy's Law ballot question, based on the requirement of the Pennsylvania Constitution that changes that impact different sections of the constitution are considered in separate amendments.
Court Case
Oct 08, 2019
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  • Drug Policy|
  • +2 Issues

Gass v. 52nd Judicial District

Class action lawsuit against the Lebanon County court on behalf of three medical cannabis patients who are on probation
Court Case
Dec 02, 2015
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Owsiany v. City of Greensburg