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Voting Rights Advocates Sue Butler County for Denying Voters From Fixing Mail Ballot Errors

BUTLER, Pa. - Two Butler County voters sued the county today for not counting their provisional ballots in this month’s primary election.

ACLU-PA Statement on Student-Led Demonstrations on University Campuses

PHILADELPHIA - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania responded to ongoing student-led protests at colleges and universities across the commonwealth, including the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pennsylvania, and Swarthmore College.
Issue Areas: First Amendment Rights

Voting Rights Groups Respond to Federal Court Decision Allowing Counties to Reject Some Mail Ballots

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.

ACLU of Pennsylvania Settles Teacher Suspension Lawsuit with Central Bucks School District

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.

ACLU of Pennsylvania Sues York County Over Refusal to Allow Observers During Vote Canvass

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. 

ACLU-PA Revives Lawsuit Over Onerous Application Process for Public Demonstrations in Harrisburg

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.
Issue Areas: First Amendment Rights

ACLU of Pennsylvania Announces Mike Lee as Its New Executive Director

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

ACLU-PA Files Complaint Against City of McKeesport Over Unconstitutional Searches

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.

Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted

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.