PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court in Philadelphia today overturned a district court ruling to count mail ballots from eligible voters that are received on time but without a handwritten date or the incorrect date on the outer return envelope.

PHILADELPHIA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has settled a lawsuit against the Central Bucks School District over the district’s wrongful suspension of teacher Andrew Burgess in May of 2022.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against York County over the county’s Board of Elections’ refusal to allow nonpartisan observers to witness the canvass of the vote during the 2023 election cycle. 

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania updated its complaint in a federal lawsuit against the city of Harrisburg, alleging that the city’s permit application process for public events is overly burdensome and unconstitutional.

PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced today that it has hired Mike Lee as its next executive director.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas against the city of McKeesport and Allegheny County police regarding the violation of some McKeesport residents’ Fourth Amendment during a December 2020 police search.

A federal court in western Pennsylvania ruled today that voters who submit mail ballots in time to be counted in an election — but who mistakenly forget to handwrite a date on the return envelope or write the wrong date — must have their ballots counted.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Sloane Wolfe, a high school student who has been advocating to end her school district’s use of its “Raider” mascot based on its stereotypical depiction of North American indigenous people.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania, Common Cause PA, All Voting is Local, PA Voice, Action Together NEPA, and PA Stands Up sent an open letter to Northampton County, calling on the county to provide clarity on the voting machine programming error that occurred affecting two judicial retention questions.