PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania plans to hold a trial in a national test case over laws that threaten renters with eviction for making too many 9-1-1 calls.

U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno expects what he called the “complex and novel” case to eventually reach a federal appeals court, and scheduled a trial for next year.

The American Civil Liberties Union believes the laws endanger domestic violence victims and violate their free-speech rights.

The test case involves a Norristown, Pa., woman, Lakisha Briggs.

After a series of police calls involving her adult daughter, Briggs was afraid to call police during an attack by an ex-boyfriend.

The Norristown law orders landlords to evict tenants after three 9-1-1 calls within four months. City officials say it’s designed to promote peaceful neighborhoods and discourage nuisance calls.