State of the Union 2021
2021 proved that the ACLU is as relevant as ever. The fights go on. In this episode, we hear from ACLU-PA Executive Director Reggie Shuford, who talks...
Speaking Freely With the ACLU-PA
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This is the podcast that tells the story of civil liberties in Pennsylvania. You'll hear from our staff, our clients, and our allies about the most prominent civil liberties issues of the day.
Rights in Peril: Protecting Both the Vote and Voters' Privacy
Like other lawmakers in a handful of states, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans have initiated a sham review of the 2020 general election. On a party-lin...
The Fight for Abortion Liberation in PA
The fight around abortion access has once again made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. And around the country, abortion liberation activists are unpacking...
Banned Books at Central York and the Students Who Fought It
In August, staff at Central York High School were issued a long list of materials that could not be used in classroom instruction, per a ban by the di...
Deescalate the Police: A New Approach in Northwest Philly
For a decade, the ACLU-PA has been part of the team monitoring how the Philadelphia police use stops and frisks of pedestrians on city streets. The mo...
Shut Down Berks: Ending family detention
For approximately two decades, Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania has had a working agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold peopl...
Justice for Nizah Morris
Eighteen years ago, after receiving a courtesy ride from a Philadelphia police officer, Nizah Morris, a Black trans woman, was found hit over the head...
Rights at risk at the state capitol
With the state budget deadline looming on June 30, this month is the busy season - or the silly season - at the PA General Assembly. Lawmakers are deb...
Green jobs with Leafly's Yoko Miyashita
As more states legalize cannabis, including New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania is at risk of being left behind, continuing to enforce an outdated, ...
We have a new president
Deborah Archer is a professor at New York University School of Law, where she is the co-faculty director of the Center on Race, Inequality, and the La...