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An appeals court should have privately reviewed a state police policy that guides troopers' monitoring of social media before deciding it was OK to block…
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Pennsylvania’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the borough of Jim Thorpe and two of its police officers, for what it says was an…
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Criminal-justice reform advocates kicked off a “Campaign for Smart Justice” in Allegheny County this week, with the goal of reducing mass incarceration.…
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Ohio's voter registration law in a 5-4 ruling Monday that loosens restrictions on how and when the state can purge its voter…
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The American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday it had reached an agreement with Allegheny County regarding the solitary confinement of pregnant…
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Andre Shavers was sentenced to five years on felony probation after authorities burst into the house where he was living in one of Oakland's most heavily…
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Social justice advocates worry misinformation is preventing formerly incarcerated men and women from casting their ballot.“Because there are a number of…
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Nearly a year after President Barack Obama proposed funding for 50,000 body-worn cameras for police officers nationwide, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police…
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Defendants ordered to receive treatment before they can stand trial are waiting up to a year to be admitted at one of the two state hospitals. A…
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Pittsburgh and an officer with the Pittsburgh…