News & Commentary
It's time to decriminalize sex work
Sex work and sex workers have been around as long as people have been engaged in commerce.
By Naiymah Sanchez
With Roe Overturned, What Comes Next for Abortion Rights?
The impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will be devastating. Here’s what comes next.
Remembering our friend and colleague, Jim Crawford
James D. Crawford, a longtime ACLU of Pennsylvania leader, fierce advocate for civil liberties, and friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully earlier this month.
By Reggie Shuford
We sued Lancaster County judges for setting unconstitutional bail. But the problem doesn’t end in Lancaster.
We filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of individuals held pretrial due to unaffordable cash bail. This lawsuit is the latest piece of a years-long campaign to challenge the misuse of cash bail.
By Nyssa Taylor
State police racially profiled Latinos for civil immigration purposes. Thankfully, now they’re fixing it.
A 2019 lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Pennsylvania alleged that Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) had a practice of ethnically profiling, stopping, and detaining Latinos to check their immigration “papers.” Three years after filing suit, we have reached a settlement.
By Vanessa Stine
Access to the Ballot is our North Star
There are some throughlines that are as true today as they were 50, 100, and 150 years ago.
By Reggie Shuford
Students, Your School Can’t Stop You From Knowing Black History
Some elected officials aren’t celebrating today. But we don’t have to take their attempts at censorship and erasure sitting down.
By Reggie Shuford
Dr. King Made American Democracy More Real. Will We Lose It?
The achievement of the Voting Rights Act has been gutted by court decisions and backlash politics.
By Reggie Shuford
Pennsylvanians Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between the Right to Vote and the Right to Privacy
The personal data that a state Senate committee seeks is the key that unlocks a treasure trove to a person’s life, from their voter registration to bank records to medical information.
By Witold "Vic" Walczak
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