ACLU-PA Releases Latest More Law, Less Justice Report
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has released its third iteration of More Law, Less Justice: Pennsylvania’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline, a report analyzing the General Assembly’s consideration of legislation related to criminal law.
The ACLU of PA and the law firm LeVan Stapleton Segal Cochran LLC filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of teacher Andrew Burgess against the Central Bucks School District.
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Mar 29, 2023
The Satanic Temple v. Saucon Valley School District
Religious Liberty
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, and the law firm Dechert LLP have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Saucon Valley School District for violating the First Amendment...
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Dec 16, 2022
Krasner v. Ward et al.
Status: Filed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and POWER Interfaith filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner opposing impeachment proceedings in the state legislature...
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Dec 5, 2022
Luzerne’s Indigent Defense Funding Crisis
Criminal Justice Reform
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania have sent a letter of concern to the Luzerne County Council about the lack of funding and resources in the Office of Public Defender (OPD).
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Nov 7, 2022
Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP et al. v. Schmidt et al
Voting Rights
Status: Active
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have filed a federal lawsuit to ensure that Pennsylvania mail-in ballots that are missing a handwritten date on the return envelope or dated...
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Oct 19, 2022
Ball vs. Chapman
Voting Rights
A coalition of voting rights advocates filed a motion to intervene in Ball v. Chapman, the latest legal effort in the commonwealth to invalidate mail-in ballots that are missing a handwritten date on the...