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35 Pennsylvania Cases

Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)
Pennsylvania
Jul 2024

Criminal Law Reform

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Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)

This case challenges the government鈥檚 authority to incarcerate individuals accused of probation violations for months or years without meaningfully assessing their risk to the community.
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Pennsylvania
Jul 2024
Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)

Criminal Law Reform

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Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)

This case challenges the government鈥檚 authority to incarcerate individuals accused of probation violations for months or years without meaningfully assessing their risk to the community.
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Commonwealth v. Foster
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Jul 2024

Privacy & Technology

Commonwealth v. Foster

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Commonwealth v. Foster

Privacy & Technology

Commonwealth v. Foster

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Penncrest School District v. Cagle
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
May 2024

Civil Liberties

Penncrest School District v. Cagle

This case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court asks whether the Right to Know Law (鈥淩TKL鈥), 65 P.S. 搂搂 67.101 - 67.3104, requires the disclosure of school board members鈥 social media posts on their private Facebook accounts relating to the propriety of a display of certain books in the school library. This case is among one of the first state supreme court cases addressing whether Facebook posts constitute records. The ACLU鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 桃子视频of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania attorney Brian Cagle, filed a brief arguing that RTKL鈥檚 text and structure require the conclusion that posts are 鈥渞ecords,鈥 and thus are subject to disclosure.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
May 2024
Penncrest School District v. Cagle

Civil Liberties

Penncrest School District v. Cagle

This case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court asks whether the Right to Know Law (鈥淩TKL鈥), 65 P.S. 搂搂 67.101 - 67.3104, requires the disclosure of school board members鈥 social media posts on their private Facebook accounts relating to the propriety of a display of certain books in the school library. This case is among one of the first state supreme court cases addressing whether Facebook posts constitute records. The ACLU鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 桃子视频of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania attorney Brian Cagle, filed a brief arguing that RTKL鈥檚 text and structure require the conclusion that posts are 鈥渞ecords,鈥 and thus are subject to disclosure.
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Commonwealth v. Kurtz
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Feb 2024

Privacy & Technology

Free Speech

Commonwealth v. Kurtz

鈥淩everse searches鈥 are a novel surveillance technique where the police can obtain records reflecting everyone who used a search engine to look up a particular word or phrase. In this case, the lower court approved the police using a reverse search, ruling that people do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy for any query they enter into a search engine. The ACLU鈥檚 Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and State Supreme Court Initiative along with the 桃子视频of Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court urging the court to reverse the lower court鈥檚 decision and hold that search history data is protected by the state and federal Constitution.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Feb 2024
Commonwealth v. Kurtz

Privacy & Technology

Free Speech

Commonwealth v. Kurtz

鈥淩everse searches鈥 are a novel surveillance technique where the police can obtain records reflecting everyone who used a search engine to look up a particular word or phrase. In this case, the lower court approved the police using a reverse search, ruling that people do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy for any query they enter into a search engine. The ACLU鈥檚 Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and State Supreme Court Initiative along with the 桃子视频of Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court urging the court to reverse the lower court鈥檚 decision and hold that search history data is protected by the state and federal Constitution.
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