Press Releases

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ACLU-PA Statement on Allegations of Racism at Biglerville High School

Over the last week, students and graduates of Biglerville High School in Adams County have publicized serious allegations of racism and harassment at the school via their social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear ACLU-PA Student Free Speech Case

The United States Supreme Court announced late yesterday that it has granted a Schuylkill County school district’s request to hear a case in which the school punished a student for online speech that occurred off-campus on a weekend.

ACLU-PA Statement on State Court Ruling on Marsy's Law Ballot Question

HARRISBURG - The 2019 ballot question amending the Pennsylvania constitution to overhaul criminal justice proceedings, known as Marsy’s Law, is unconstitutional and cannot be certified, a Commonwealth Court ruled today.

ACLU of Pennsylvania and Civil Rights Attorneys File Class Action Lawsuit to Stop Duplicative Court Costs in Montgomery County

The ACLU of Pennsylvania, the law firm of Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C., and law professor Seth Kreimer of the University of Pennsylvania filed a class action lawsuit to stop the illegal practice by the Montgomery County court administration of charging defendants duplicative court costs.

New Report From ACLU of Pennsylvania Finds Most People Living in Poverty Carry Court-Related Debt for at Least a Decade

The ACLU of Pennsylvania and two experts in criminal justice and statistics from Temple and Rutgers Universities released a report examining the imposition and collection of fines, costs, and restitution, and how these financial impositions impact Pennsylvanians of different means. 

ACLU-PA Submits Complaint to United Nations Regarding Philadelphia Police Violence at Black Lives Matter Protests

Alongside the Stern Community Lawyering Clinic at Kline School of Law at Drexel University, the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter of complaint to the United Nations, detailing the use of violence and excessive force by police against Black Lives Matter protesters in May and June of 2020.

Voting Rights Advocates’ Statement in Response to Appeals Court Ruling in Trump v. Boockvar

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia upheld a district court ruling that denied President Trump’s attempt to block certification of Pennsylvania’s election results and to discard valid and legally cast ballots, dealing a near-fatal blow to the Trump campaign’s attempt to interfere with democracy.

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Attempt to Disenfranchise Seven Million Pennsylvania Voters

A federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Trump’s campaign for reelection against Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and seven counties, dealing a crippling blow to the president’s attempts to undermine the election’s expected results in the commonwealth.

Civil rights organizations stand up for Pennsylvania voters against attempt to block valid ballots

Voting rights organizations are fighting back against an attempt by Republican candidates in Pennsylvania to invalidate valid ballots cast by eligible voters.