HARRISBURG - A series of lawsuits challenging subpoenas issued by the Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee will continue, after a ruling today from Commonwealth Court denying “summary relief” to all parties in the litigation.

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.

Eight voters and three advocacy organizations stood up for the right to privacy of all nine million registered voters in Pennsylvania at a proceeding before the Commonwealth Court today in Harrisburg.

Today, the Pennsylvania state Senate passed S.B.913, legislation that overhauls the probation system in the commonwealth. The ACLU of Pennsylvania opposes the legislation.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation that would require community bail funds to be licensed as professional bail bondsmen, an onerous process that would make it very difficult for bail funds across the commonwealth to continue operating.

When the Clearfield County commissioners approved two contracts with a private prison company to open the largest immigration detention center in the Northeast, they failed to provide public notice as required by state law, depriving community members of the chance to comment on the contract.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional incarceration of people facing probation and parole revocation proceedings in Montgomery County.