The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Harrisburg, alleging that the city violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments by forcing climate activists to navigate a burdensome and expensive permitting process in order to hold a festival and peaceful march.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of seven individuals incarcerated in the Lancaster County Prison (LCP) solely because they cannot afford to pay the cash bail assigned in their cases.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation to bar transgender girls and women from participating in sports based on their gender identity. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is among the many opponents of these bills.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has settled a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Police, alleging the agency ethnically profiled ten Latino drivers and passengers, who were stopped, questioned about their immigration status, and detained for prolonged periods.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A federal district court in Allentown, Pennsylvania, ruled today that the mail and absentee ballots of 257 voters from the 2021 general election in Lehigh County must be disqualified because the voters mistakenly forgot to date their return envelopes.

Philadelphia, PA - The U.S. Department of Justice has found that Pennsylvania’s state courts violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when its courts prohibited or limited access to medications for opioid use disorder.

EASTON, Pa. - The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today against Lehigh County to require the county to count 257 mail-in ballots from the 2021 general election that were disqualified only because they were missing the handwritten date on the outer envelope.

HARRISBURG - Today, a Commonwealth Court judge overturned the 2019 law that made vote-by-mail possible in Pennsylvania. In the 2020 general election alone, nearly three million Pennsylvanians took advantage of the law to vote in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Tonight, the Chambersburg Town Council is scheduled to vote on repealing its nondiscrimination ordinance.