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Facebook Posts by Philadelphia Police Reveal Deep Problems Within the Force, Says ACLU of PA

PHILADELPHIA - An investigation published by Buzzfeed News today reveals that hundreds of officers in the Philadelphia Police Department have used Facebook as a platform for celebrating police violence and demeaning people in the communities where they work, especially people of color.

ACLU-PA Statement on the Verdict in the Antwon Rose Murder Trial

PITTSBURGH – After a jury in Allegheny County this evening found former police officer Michael Rosfeld not guilty for killing teenager Antwon Rose II in East Pittsburgh borough last summer, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania responded with a statement.

ACLU-PA Goes Back to Court on Behalf of People Who Are Too Ill to Stand Trial

HARRISBURG - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania returned to federal court today in a new filing against the state Department of Human Services (DHS), more than three years after first bringing a lawsuit on behalf of people who have been found too mentally ill to stand trial.