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. Chapman et al
Voting Rights
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...
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Oct 13, 2022
Kuhar v. City of Philadelphia and Abortion Liberation Fund
Reproductive Freedom
Status: Victory!
In August 2022, two Philadelphia residents sued the city and, later, the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania (ALF-PA) challenging a donation of $500,000 that the city made to ALF-PA.
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Oct 5, 2022
Re Central Bucks School District Title IX violations
Student & Youth Rights
Status: Filed
On October 6, 2022, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Education on behalf of seven students in Central Bucks School District who allege a...