The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed as moot a motion for a temporary restraining order asking the court to prohibit the Souderton Area School District from enforcing a ban on two parents and a former student from attending school board meetings.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against York County over the county’s Board of Elections’ refusal to allow nonpartisan observers to witness the canvass of the vote during the 2023 election cycle. 

LANCASTER, Pa. - A Lancaster County judge ruled today that the county commissioners violated the state’s Sunshine Act when they failed to post public notice that they would be considering the removal of the county’s one mail and absentee ballot dropbox at the April meeting of the Board of Elections.

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Lancaster County commissioners failed to properly notify the public that they’d be considering removing the county’s one ballot drop box at a meeting last month, a failure that violates a Pennsylvania open-government law.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County commissioners to compel compliance with a September 2021 order by the Office of Open Records to produce all records related to Fulton County’s review of its election results and voting machines.

Montgomery County commissioners have reached a settlement agreement with 15 county residents who filed suit after the commissioners fired Dean Beer and Keisha Hudson from the public defender’s office without a public vote and public comment, in violation of the Sunshine Act.

McKeesport residents and the City Council reached agreement on a “consent order” today, ending a two-month dispute over public access to council meetings.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the McKeesport City Council to protect residents’ right to public participation in the city council meetings.