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Advocates and Voters File to Intervene in Pennsylvania Democrats’ Election Lawsuit

Four nonpartisan advocacy groups and three voters from Allegheny County have asked a state court in Pennsylvania to rule that they may intervene in an election-related lawsuit filed by the state Democratic Party.

Federal Court in Pennsylvania Allows Advocates and Voters to Intervene in Trump Campaign Lawsuit

In a major development with implications for the 2020 presidential election, a federal court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has allowed three nonpartisan advocacy organizations and three voters to intervene in a lawsuit filed by President Trump’s campaign.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms that Counties Must Follow the Rules When Assigning Cash Bail

In a ruling issued earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed that the assignment of cash bail in Pennsylvania must be in accordance with state law but left in place practices by the Philadelphia magistrates who set bail that violate those principles.

Voters and Civil Rights Organizations Take Legal Action Challenging Trump Campaign’s Voter Suppression Efforts in Pennsylvania

Voters are fighting back against the Trump campaign’s illegal attempt to make it difficult for Pennsylvanians to vote by mail and to have those ballots counted during the pandemic.

ACLU-PA Statement on State Senate Passage of Probation-Related Legislation

The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed legislation to implement numerous alterations to the commonwealth’s probation system.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds and Expands Students’ Free Speech in Schuylkill County Case

In a landmark decision, a federal appeals court ruled that public schools cannot censor students’ off-campus speech based on a fear of disruption of school activities.

State Advocates Respond to June Medical Services Supreme Court Ruling

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law meant to shut down abortion clinics. The decision comes four years after the court struck down a nearly identical law in Texas, which had shuttered half of the state’s abortion clinics in a few short years.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom