Press Releases

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ACLU-PA Statement on Passage of Bill Banning Transgender Student Participation in School Athletics

The state Senate passed House Bill 972, legislation that would ban participation in school sports by transgender students in public schools and state-funded universities and colleges. 
Issue Areas: Trans Justice

ACLU-PA Statement on Settlement Between Allegheny County Jail and Jules Williams

Today, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm O’Brien Coleman & Wright announced a settlement between Allegheny County and Jules Williams, bringing to a close Ms. Williams’ federal civil rights lawsuit over sexual assault she suffered at the Allegheny County Jail in 2015.

ACLU-PA Statement on the Death of Dominique Rem'mie Fells

On Monday, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, a Black transgender woman, was found dead in Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Police Department has ruled her death to be a homicide.
Issue Areas: Trans Justice