Cases

Filter Cases
Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Mar 12, 2018

Constituents of PA-6 v. Costello

First Amendment Rights
Status: Open

On March 12, 2018, the ACLU of Pennsylvania wrote to U.S. Representative Ryan Costello on behalf of nine of his constituents whom he has blocked on his congressional Facebook page or barred from...

Visit case page
Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Jan 25, 2018

Reid et al. v. Wetzel

Death Penalty
Status: Victory!

On January 25, 2018, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the ACLU’s National Prison Project, the Abolitionist Law Center, and cooperating counsel filed a federal lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of...

Visit case page
Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Dec 21, 2017

United States v. Pedro Ramon Payano

Police Practices
Status: Open

On December 21, 2017, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging a federal district court in Philadelphia to reject a request...

Visit case page
Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Nov 6, 2017

Williams v. Allegheny County

Prisoners' Rights
Status: Open

On November 6, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Law Offices of Timothy P. O’Brien filed a lawsuit against Allegheny County on behalf of Jules Williams, a transgender woman who was...

Visit case page
Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Oct 19, 2017

Commonwealth v. Diaz and Commonwealth v. Smetana

Criminal Justice Reform

The Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas held Mr. Diaz and Mr. Smetana in contempt at the same “costs and fines day,” where dozens of individuals who had missed payments on their fines and costs were...

Visit case page
Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Oct 16, 2017

Commonwealth v. Irland

Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Open

On October 16, 2017, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court urging the Court to reject the government’s argument that it has the inherent “common law”...

Visit case page