ACLU of Pennsylvania

ACLU of Pennsylvania We are the ACLU's Pennsylvania affiliate, defending the Constitution and the Bill of Rights through

ICE is killing people and unlawfully detaining people to meet cruel detention quotas.People who weren't targets of enfor...
07/17/2026

ICE is killing people and unlawfully detaining people to meet cruel detention quotas.

People who weren't targets of enforcement.
People seeking asylum while complying with court orders.
Even U.S. citizens.

These aren't isolated incidents. They're the result of unchecked power given to ill-trained agents to fulfill an agenda that values numbers over people.
Pennsylvania doesn't have to willingly participate.
End Pennsylvania's collaboration with ICE.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without parole sentences for second-degree murder are unconstit...
07/15/2026

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without parole sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional and gave the General Assembly 120 days to create a solution.

But lawmakers recessed without reaching an agreement.

Now, more than 1,100 people serving unconstitutional sentences could instead require individualized resentencing proceedings. That work will largely fall to Pennsylvania’s already underfunded public defender offices.

When lawmakers fail to act, the work doesn’t disappear but shifts to a public defense system that has long been asked to do more with less.

07/15/2026

History shows that when governments start making lists of people based on religion, political beliefs, or the groups they belong to, we should be alarmed.

Lists make discrimination easy. And history shows they can get weaponized.

From the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II to the second Red Scare, we’ve seen how lists can be used to target entire communities.

That’s why the First Amendment protects our freedom to associate anonymously. Those protections are at the heart of EEOC v. The University of Pennsylvania.

List aren’t liberty. Learn why this case matters at aclupa.org/EEOC_Penn.

Every year, Pennsylvania’s leaders struggle to reach an agreement on a bipartisan budget. While this year’s budget makes...
07/13/2026

Every year, Pennsylvania’s leaders struggle to reach an agreement on a bipartisan budget. While this year’s budget makes important investments in education, it once again falls short on a fundamental constitutional promise.

The budget continues the same $7.5 million in funding for public defense (a.k.a indigent defense). This amount is just 1.25% of what’s needed to ensure every Pennsylvanian has someone by their side in court, regardless of income, when their life and liberty are on the line.

1.25% is .

Our right to justice shouldn’t be about what we can afford or where we live.

Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania PA State Rep Jordan A. Harris, we’re counting on you to make public defense a continued priority.

July is Disability Pride Month. This month, we celebrate our friends with disabilities and honor the ongoing work to adv...
07/07/2026

July is Disability Pride Month.

This month, we celebrate our friends with disabilities and honor the ongoing work to advance accessibility and visibility.

At the ACLU of Pennsylvania, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to participate fully in our communities and our democracy.

Hey ! Pennsylvania has something to tell you!!End all PA collaboration with ICE immediately! You have the power to show...
06/24/2026

Hey ! Pennsylvania has something to tell you!!

End all PA collaboration with ICE immediately! You have the power to show Pennsylvanians that we all deserve to live without fear and belong in the commonwealth! Every person, regardless of their immigration status deserves dignity!

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For decades, the federal government has allowed people who do not pose a danger to the community or a flight risk to rem...
06/24/2026

For decades, the federal government has allowed people who do not pose a danger to the community or a flight risk to remain out of custody if they comply with their conditions of release. In 2025, the Philadelphia ICE Field Office abruptly change course.

We’re suing ICE on behalf of three immigrant community members who, individually and as part of a class and subclass of people in similar circumstances, face the threat of re-detention without legal basis.

🔗 More about our lawsuit: https://rekhrc.org/4oRvXuE

06/18/2026

Is the government actually allowed to access your private information from tech companies just because you criticized them? Hear from attorney Ari Shapell about our client and a subpoena from Google.

05/30/2026

There’s a lot of noise online about medically necessary gender-affirming care but not enough facts. Fellowship attorney Victoria Peña-Parr addresses the misinformation and disinformation fueling confusion and fear, and explains what’s really at stake for trans communities.

Gender-affirming care is personalized medical care that supports a person’s health and well-being. It looks different for everyone and is rooted in the same principles that guide all healthcare: meeting patients where they are and providing care with respect and compassion.

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