ACLU-PA Sends Guidance to Schools Regarding ICE Enforcement
ACLU-PA and the Education Law Center sent a letter of guidance to public school districts and charter schools across Pennsylvania, informing them of their rights regarding immigration enforcement actions.
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has joined an amicus brief with media and free-speech organizations in Salaam v. Trump, a defamation case filed against then-candidate Donald Trump regarding comments he made about...
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Nov 20, 2024
Souderton Area For All v. Souderton Area School District
First Amendment Rights
Status: Filed
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...
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Oct 25, 2024
ACLU-PA v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a federal complaint on behalf of the widow of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee who died while incarcerated at Moshannon...
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Oct 7, 2024
Baxter and Kinniry v. Philadelphia Board of Elections
Voting Rights
Status: On appeal
ACLU-PA sued the Philadelphia Board of Elections on behalf of two registered voters whose timely mail ballots submitted in the September 17 special election for state representative were rejected because...
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Oct 1, 2024
In This Together NEPA, et al. v. Crocamo
Voting Rights
Status: Victory!
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Luzerne County voters and an advocacy organization, In This Together NEPA, over the county’s removal of mail ballot drop boxes just weeks ahead of...
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Sep 25, 2024
New PA Project Education Fund et al. v. Schmidt and 67 County Boards of Elections
Voting Rights
Status: Closed
On September 25, 2024, 10 organizations filed a suit in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, asking the court to stop enforcement of the commonwealth’s requirement that voters include a handwritten date on the...