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May 16, 2024 | 6:09 PM

ACLU signals effort to target disparate ‘notice and cure’ policies for flawed mail ballots

Since Pennsylvania introduced no-excuse mail voting in 2020, thousands of ballots have been rejected over missing dates, signatures, or other mistakes. A successful legal challenge could have a profound effect.
By Carter Walker, Votebeat
August 30, 2023 | 9:48 AM

Telford woman threatened with arrest after criticizing local Moms for Liberty members

Telford Police sent a letter to the woman alleging that she was “harassing” members online. The ACLU of Pa. said law enforcement is violating her freedom of speech.
By Kenny Cooper/WHYY
August 22, 2023 | 1:23 PM

A Pennsylvania court says state police can’t hide how it monitors social media

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

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March 18, 2023 | 7:23 AM

Wyoming’s governor has signed a law prohibiting abortion pills

The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion

By The Associated Press
January 25, 2022 | 5:00 AM

ACLU finds Allegheny County students are arrested more often than anywhere else in Pennsylvania

The report cites implicit racial bias and overcharging as two causes for the disparity among arrest rates and the overall high number of arrest rates in general.

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA
November 11, 2021 | 12:30 PM

ACLU of Pa. ends lawsuit against Clearfield County over immigrant detention center vote

The lawsuit challenged the county on open meeting laws and could have halted the conversion of the prison.

By Anthony Orozco
July 31, 2020 | 4:13 PM

Report: Probation, parole ‘feed mass incarceration,’ and the ‘problem is particularly acute’ in Pa.

Pennsylvania is one of three states featured in a new report that details how probation and parole have swelled U.S. prison populations by “often [setting] people up to fail.” 

By An-Li Herring/WESA
July 14, 2020 | 11:21 AM

ACLU demands AG William Barr name special prosecutor to probe Lafayette Square crackdown

The group argues Barr has a conflict of interest in overseeing any investigation, given his role in issuing an order to federal law enforcement to disperse the crowd.
By Carrie Johnson/NPR
May 21, 2020 | 5:42 AM

ICE faces new lawsuit over Pennsylvania arrest records

Advocates are suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a window into agents’ arrest tactics.
By Alanna Elder/WITF
May 2, 2020 | 8:37 AM

ACLU calls for release of oregnant inmates during the coronavirus pandemic

Advocates point to the case of Andrea Circle Bear, who died of COVID-19 on Tuesday in federal custody.
By Sarah McCammon/NPR
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