PHILADELPHIA - In a new filing in federal court, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has accused the Central Bucks School District administration and their specially retained lawyers of misleading the public and even lying about facts in a report released last spring.

PHILADELPHIA - A middle school teacher filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today against the Central Bucks School District, after district administrators began retaliating against him last year for advocating for a transgender student who was being harassed and bullied. 

The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a complaint today with the United States Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education on behalf of seven students in Central Bucks School District who allege a widespread culture of discrimination against TLGBQIA+ students, particularly trans students.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Better Path Coalition announced an interim settlement today with the city of Harrisburg that lifts most of the city’s conditions for the coalition’s Pennsylvania Climate Convergence in June.

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 U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahanoy Area School District v B.L. today in a decision that reaffirmed the importance of free speech rights of young people and students across the country.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today alleging that Montgomery County violated the ACLU-PA’s First Amendment rights by denying ACLU lawyers access to people held in the county jail.

In a case from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, an attorney from the American Civil Liberties Union argued before the United States Supreme Court today that public school students should have the right to freely express themselves when they are off-campus and away from school activities.

Two community groups filed suit today against the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia, saying that the board’s new policy limiting public comment at meetings violates the state Sunshine Act.