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Pa. Supreme Court upholds state law allowing mail-in voting, reverses Commonwealth Court
HARRISBURG – A 5-2 majority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a state’s law permitting mail-in voting, reversing a contrary finding reached in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in January. -
After Third Circuit orders undated Lehigh County ballots to be counted, SCOTUS denies stay
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court denied an application for stay pending certiorari in a federal lawsuit first brought in Allentown, concerning whether or not 257 Lehigh County ballots missing the date on their outer envelopes will be officially counted in last November’s general election. -
Climate change activists reach settlement with Harrisburg over permits
HARRISBURG – Litigation between a coalition group of climate change activists wanting to participate in a mid-June rally and the City of Harrisburg over constitutional rights violations connected to its event permit process, has been stayed. -
Harrisburg says climate activists should not be granted injunction over upcoming event
HARRISBURG – The City of Harrisburg has requested that a preliminary injunction sought by a coalition group of climate change activists seeking to stage a mid-June rally there be denied, arguing that the activists have not shown reason for such an injunction to be imposed or that their constitutional rights were violated. -
Climate change activists say City of Harrisburg's permit process violates their constitutional rights
HARRISBURG – A coalition group of climate change activists wanting to participate in a mid-June rally in Harrisburg has sued the City, claiming it violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by forcing them to navigate an unduly burdensome and expensive permit process. -
Commonwealth Court says mail-in voting act is unconstitutional; Ruling immediately appealed to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – A 3-2 majority of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the state’s law permitting mail-in voting is unconstitutional, a finding immediately appealed by the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf to the state Supreme Court. -
In 6-1 ruling, Pa. Supreme Court strikes down 'Marsy's Law' amendment for rights of crime victims
HARRISBURG – According to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a proposed victims’ rights amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” that appeared as a question on election ballots in November 2019 was unconstitutional due to the format in which it was presented, and thus citizens’ votes in favor of the measure are invalid. -
Abolitionist Law Center settles, withdraws civil suit over access to Allegheny County judge's criminal court proceedings
PITTSBURGH – Litigation from a public interest law organization against a criminal court judge in Allegheny County, which claimed that the judge violated the First Amendment through preventing the plaintiff and members of the public from remotely observing criminal proceedings in his courtroom, has been settled and withdrawn. -
Public interest group claims Allegheny County criminal court judge won't allow remote access to his proceedings
PITTSBURGH – A public interest law organization has brought suit against a criminal court judge in Allegheny County, claiming that the judge has violated the First Amendment through preventing it and members of the public from remotely observing criminal proceedings in his courtroom. -
McKeesport citizens sue over being shut out of in-person city council meetings
PITTSBURGH – McKeesport citizens are litigating against the city and its council, charging that the municipal entities have violated the state Sunshine Law in preventing them from observing and participating in city council meetings. -
ICE says records are exempt from FOIA disclosure to ACLU
PHILADELPHIA – In an answer to pertinent litigation, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement department argues that it is not legally required to disclose civil immigration enforcement records to The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic. -
ACLU Pennsylvania sues Immigration and Customs Enforcement for records detailing arrests made since 2017
PHILADELPHIA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic have filed litigation against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in order to obtain documents that detail how the agency’s officers engage in civil immigration enforcement. -
How the state police monitors social media among cases heard by Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is hearing cases over a three-day span during sessions in Harrisburg this week, with the following cases being among those on the top court’s docket. -
ARCHER & GREINER: Reginald Streater elected to Board of Directors of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ACLU of Pennsylvania
Reginald L. Streater, an Associate in Archer’s Haddonfield office, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania. -
Free speech law inspired by cop-killer challenged by media outlets, ACLU
HARRISBURG - The three weeks it took to propose, pass and sign legislation designed to prevent convicted felons from making public remarks that could cause the families of victims mental anguish have left too many unanswered questions, according to a federal lawsuit filed at the District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania by several media and civil rights organizations. -
Convicted cop killer Abu Jamal says state law violates First Amendment rights
A group of imprisoned activists, led by convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, have filed a -
Pa. police dept. settles cellphone-recording arrest case for $65K
A southwestern Pennsylvania police department has offered to pay out -
Third Circuit sides with Pa. students in 'I (heart) boobies!' free speech case
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has sided with two northeastern -
ACLU of Pa. sues Norristown over ordinance requiring eviction of repeat callers reporting domestic violence
Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm Pepper Hamilton have -
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.