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Judge narrows injunction secured by Cabot Oil & Gas against northern Pa. anti-fracking activist
A northern Pennsylvania grandmother will once again be able to visit her -
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in 'I [heart] Boobies' case; Third Circuit ruling stands
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied certiorari in a northeastern -
Pa. judge strikes down as unconstitutional controversial Voter ID law
A Pennsylvania judge has permanently enjoined the commonwealth from -
Pittsburgh police officer sued by teacher over retaliatory arrest
A western Pennsylvania educator is suing a Pittsburgh police officer over -
Jones, of 'Kitzmiller' fame, assigned to oversee suit challenging Pa. gay marriage ban
The federal judge from Harrisburg who made national headlines in late 2005 after he -
Same-sex Pa. couples file federal suit over state's gay marriage ban
Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled parts of the federal Defense of Marriage Act -
ACLU files two more suits over arrests for observing PPD activity
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ACLU: Phila. P.D. 'stop-and-frisks' still problematic despite '11 consent decree in class action case
Civil rights lawyers who sued in late 2010 on behalf of Philadelphia residents who -
ACLU of Pa., others sue Pa. Dept. of Corrections over housing of mentally ill inmates
The state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has joined the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania in a lawsuit challenging what the attorneys call the unconstitutional treatment of prisoners with serious mental illnesses who are held in solitary confinement. -
Parties in Voter ID case agree to stipulation asking for extension of preliminary injunction
Both sides in the debate over the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law -
Pittsburgh and plaintiffs arrested during '09 G-20 Summit settle for $400k, brings suits to a close
The City of Pittsburgh has agreed to settle the remaining claims in a handful of civil rights suits that arose out of the mass arrest of demonstrators and others during the 2009 Group of 20 Summit that was held in western Pennsylvania. -
ACLU of Pa. files first in series of suits over Phila. police arrests relating to cellphone recordings of officers
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania Wednesday filed what it says is the -
Judge Simpson denies supplemental injunction petition in Voter ID case
The Pennsylvania judge overseeing the Voter ID case has denied a petition for a -
ACLU files petition in Voter ID case seeking to bar state from disseminating outdated info
A Pennsylvania judge recently halted the state’s controversial Voter ID law, preventing -
Phila. law firm to receive social justice award during upcoming annual gala
The Philadelphia law firm that joined with the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania in filing a federal complaint against the city and its mayor over a controversial outdoor homeless feeding ban will be honored at the end of the month for its work toward social justice by an area organization dedicated to the same. -
Luzerne County's chief public defender sues county over inadequate funding for his office
Luzerne County’s chief public defender is suing the county on behalf of himself and indigent adult criminal defendants, contending the county’s failure to provide adequate resources has affected his office’s ability to provide proper legal representation to the indigent clients.