ACLU-PA Sues U. of Pittsburgh Over Student Group Suspension
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh over the school's suspension of its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter in apparent retaliation for criticisms that the group made of the university.
On December 7, 2015, the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent Monroeville council a letter asking the council to stop saying the Lord's Prayer before meetings.
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Dec 2, 2015
Owsiany v. City of Greensburg
Due Process
Status: Closed
On December 2, 2015, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm Reed Smith filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Greensburg man and his former attorney, who were sued by the city of Greensburg in retaliation for...
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Oct 22, 2015
J.H. v. Miller (formerly J.H. v. Dallas)
Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Open
On October 22, 2015, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the Washington D.C. law firm Arnold & Porter filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of people with severe mental illness who have...
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Sep 22, 2015
Brown v. Vitalbo
First Amendment Rights
Status: Open
The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit on September 22, 2015, on behalf of three African-American Pittsburgh residents, including a constable, who were verbally abused by a police officer,...
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Jul 13, 2015
Davis v. Coleman
Prisoners' Rights
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project filed a lawsuit today on behalf of an inmate whose attempts to get married have been thwarted by both the Fayette County Register of...
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Jul 8, 2015
Dewey Homes & Industrial Properties
Due Process
Status: Open
On July 8, 2015, the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter to a Butler County developer and its co-plaintiffs demanding that they drop their lawsuit against five Middlesex Township residents and two nonprofit...