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December 7, 2021


December 7, 2021
Birt v. United States
Criminal Law Reform
Status: Closed (Judgment)
Whether all individuals sentenced for crack cocaine offenses under a now-amended federal statute that created a 100-to-1 disparity between the treatment of cocaine in its crack and powder forms are eligible for resentencing under amendments made by the First Step Act of 2018.
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November 8, 2021

November 8, 2021
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
On November 4, the Supreme Court heard a case that could allow private agencies that receive taxpayer-funding to provide government services — such as foster care providers, food banks, homeless shelters, and more — to deny services to people who are LGBTQ, Jewish, Muslim, or Mormon.
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November 27, 2020


November 27, 2020
Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar
Voting Rights
The ACLU and partners made a motion to intervene in a Trump campaign lawsuit that is attempting to block the certification of the Pennsylvania Nov. 3 election results.
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May 11, 2020


May 11, 2020
Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Voting Rights
The ACLU 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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March 27, 2020


March 27, 2020
Thakker v. Doll
Immigrants' Rights
On March 24, 2020, the ACLU National Prison Project, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, ACLU 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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