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Palmerton Area High School Clears Disciplinary Records of 20 Students After ACLU Intervenes

Philadelphia - At the request of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, the Palmerton Area School District (Carbon County) has agreed to clear the disciplinary records of 20 high school students who wore "Property of PHS [Palmerton Area High School]" t-shirts to class to protest a ne

October 6, 2009

ACLU Sues Wyoming County D.A. For Threatening Teenage Girls With Child Pornography Charges Over Photos Of Themselves

SCRANTON, PA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit today against the Wyoming County district attorney for threatening three high school girls with child pornography charges over digital photos in which they appear topless or in their underwear.

March 25, 2009

Casey's Juvenile Justice Bill Draws Praise from ACLU of PA

HARRISBURG, PA - United States Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) introduced legislation Friday to prevent and reduce juvenile crime and won praise today from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

February 16, 2009

ACLU of Pennsylvania Urges Court to Uphold Free-Speech Ruling in Student MySpace Case

PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania will urge a federal appeals court on Wednesday to uphold a 2007 trial court ruling that the Hermitage School District violated a student's First Amendment rights when it punished him for posting, from a home computer during non-sch

December 8, 2008

Judge Finds Suspension of Student for Myspace Parody of School Principal Unconstitutional

PITTSBURGH - Hermitage School District violated the First Amendment free-speech rights of a student when it punished him for creating a parody profile of his principal on the MySpace.com website because the District failed to show that the profile - which was created off-campus - caused any disru

July 11, 2007

Pennsylvania School District Sued for Prosecuting Teen Mother for Child-Care Related Absences

Harrisburg, PA - The Central Dauphin School District in central Pennsylvania and three of its top officials were sued today in U.S.

April 5, 2007