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.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the law firm of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg, LLP filed a federal lawsuit on June 5, 2012, against the city of Philadelphia and Mayor...
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May 1, 2012
Applewhite, et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al.
Voting Rights
Status: Closed
On May 1, 2012, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Advancement Project, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP), and the Washington, DC law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP filed a lawsuit in the...
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Apr 10, 2012
Flora v. Luzerne County
Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Open
The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a class action lawsuit on April 10, 2012, against Luzerne County, alleging that gross and chronic underfunding of its Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has led to widespread...
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Mar 12, 2012
M.M. v. Solanco School District
Student & Youth Rights
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in state court on March 21, 2012, on behalf of a Solanco School District (Lancaster County) sixth grader and her parents to stop the school district...
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Feb 14, 2012
Fiorino v. City of Philadelphia, et al.
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the law firm of McCausland Keen & Buckman filed a federal lawsuit on February 14, 2012, against the city of Philadelphia on behalf of Mark Fiorino...
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Dec 22, 2011
Coffin v. City of Philadelphia
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
On December 22, 2011, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ed Coffin, an animal rights activist who was illegally arrested and held for two hours for handing out fliers on a public sidewalk...