Pennsylvania
Black Political Empowerment Project v. Schmidt
A statewide coalition of nonpartisan community organizations sued Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt and election officials in Philadelphia and Allegheny County state court, demanding an end to the disqualification of mail-in ballots for inconsequential date errors. This practice violates the fundamental right to vote in free and equal elections guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Status: Ongoing
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25 Pennsylvania Cases
Pennsylvania
May 2020
Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and partners filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit, Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on May 11, 2020. In that case, a pro-voter purge group is seeking to force three Pennsylvania counties to remove thousands of voters from the rolls before the upcoming election.
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Pennsylvania
Voting Rights
Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and partners filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit, Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on May 11, 2020. In that case, a pro-voter purge group is seeking to force three Pennsylvania counties to remove thousands of voters from the rolls before the upcoming election.
May 2020
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Pennsylvania
Mar 2020
Thakker v. Doll
On March 24, 2020, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û National Prison Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Immigrants’ Rights Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania, and Dechert, LLP, filed Thaker v. Doll in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, on behalf of immigrants held in civil detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at York County Prison, Clinton County Correctional Facility, and Pike County Correctional Facility.
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Pennsylvania
Immigrants' Rights
Thakker v. Doll
On March 24, 2020, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û National Prison Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Immigrants’ Rights Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania, and Dechert, LLP, filed Thaker v. Doll in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, on behalf of immigrants held in civil detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at York County Prison, Clinton County Correctional Facility, and Pike County Correctional Facility.
Mar 2020
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Pennsylvania
Jul 2019
E.D. v. Sharkey
On October 30, 2018, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Women’s Rights Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û National Prison Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania, the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, Futures Without Violence, Just Detention International, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Tahirih Justice Center, and the Women’s Law Project submitted an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit supporting an immigrant detainee, E.D., who was fleeing domestic violence and sexual assault in Honduras with her son.
Status: Ongoing
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Pennsylvania
Women's Rights
E.D. v. Sharkey
On October 30, 2018, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Women’s Rights Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û National Prison Project, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania, the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, Futures Without Violence, Just Detention International, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Tahirih Justice Center, and the Women’s Law Project submitted an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit supporting an immigrant detainee, E.D., who was fleeing domestic violence and sexual assault in Honduras with her son.
Jul 2019
Status: Ongoing
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Pennsylvania
Jul 2019
Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania filed a motion to intervene on behalf of a transgender student and an LGBTQ youth organization. They seek to defend the Boyertown Area School District’s practice of allowing transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
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Pennsylvania
LGBTQ Rights
Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania filed a motion to intervene on behalf of a transgender student and an LGBTQ youth organization. They seek to defend the Boyertown Area School District’s practice of allowing transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
Jul 2019
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Pennsylvania
Jan 2018
Reid v. Wetzel
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania, the Abolitionist Law Center, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, and Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin LLP filed a class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections (DOC) for holding death-sentenced prisoners in permanent, degrading, and inhumane solitary confinement. These prisoners have suffered under the DOC’s cruel and baseless policies and practices, confined in solitary until they die by execution, die of natural causes while awaiting execution, or have their capital sentence overturned.
Status: Ongoing
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Pennsylvania
Prisoners' Rights
Reid v. Wetzel
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania, the Abolitionist Law Center, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, and Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin LLP filed a class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections (DOC) for holding death-sentenced prisoners in permanent, degrading, and inhumane solitary confinement. These prisoners have suffered under the DOC’s cruel and baseless policies and practices, confined in solitary until they die by execution, die of natural causes while awaiting execution, or have their capital sentence overturned.
Jan 2018
Status: Ongoing
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