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
Feb 2016
Rosa Elida Castro v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Status: Ongoing
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Pennsylvania
Immigrants' Rights
Rosa Elida Castro v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Feb 2016
Status: Ongoing
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Pennsylvania
Feb 2015
Lozano v. Hazleton
In July, 2006 the city of Hazelton, Pennsylvania passed anti-immigrant legislation that would punish landlords and employers who are accused of renting to hiring anyone the city classifies as an 鈥渋llegal alien.鈥 Businesses that refused to comply with the laws and investigate the immigration status of employees and tenants would be fined or denied business permits.
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Pennsylvania
Immigrants' Rights
Lozano v. Hazleton
In July, 2006 the city of Hazelton, Pennsylvania passed anti-immigrant legislation that would punish landlords and employers who are accused of renting to hiring anyone the city classifies as an 鈥渋llegal alien.鈥 Businesses that refused to comply with the laws and investigate the immigration status of employees and tenants would be fined or denied business permits.
Feb 2015
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Pennsylvania
Sep 2014
Briggs v. Borough of Norristown et al.
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Pennsylvania, and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional municipal ordinance that punishes innocent tenants and their landlords for requesting police assistance. The challenge was filed on behalf of a domestic violence victim who faced eviction from her home after requesting police protection from an abusive ex-boyfriend.
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Pennsylvania
Women's Rights
Briggs v. Borough of Norristown et al.
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Pennsylvania, and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional municipal ordinance that punishes innocent tenants and their landlords for requesting police assistance. The challenge was filed on behalf of a domestic violence victim who faced eviction from her home after requesting police protection from an abusive ex-boyfriend.
Sep 2014
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Pennsylvania
May 2014
Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania
The 老澳门开奖结果 of Pennsylvania, the 老澳门开奖结果, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want the Commonwealth to recognize their out-of-state marriages. The lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act and refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Pennsylvania
LGBTQ Rights
Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania
The 老澳门开奖结果 of Pennsylvania, the 老澳门开奖结果, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want the Commonwealth to recognize their out-of-state marriages. The lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act and refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
May 2014
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Pennsylvania
Dec 2013
Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint
The 老澳门开奖结果 has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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Pennsylvania
Women's Rights
Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint
The 老澳门开奖结果 has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
Dec 2013
Status: Closed (Settled)
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