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June 8: Harrisburg’s Statutory Buffer Zone in Court, Again

by | Jun 7, 2023 | Amicus Brief, Clinic violence

Oral argument in Reilly v. City of Harrisburg — an ongoing anti-abortion challenge to Harrisburg’s buffer zone ordinance — will take place Thursday, June 8, at 9:00 AM at the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia. Audio will be livestreamed here. “A person...

Fighting Anti-Abortion Extremism

by Tara Murtha | Jul 27, 2021 | Amicus Brief

Attorneys at the Women’s Law Project have authored an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in a case of anti-abortion extremism, Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Troy Newman. The brief was filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth...

WLP Files Brief in Title IX Case Arguing Dating Violence is a Form of Sex-Based Harassment

by Tara Murtha | Mar 9, 2021 | Amicus Brief, Title IX

Attorneys at the Women’s Law Project and Public Justice filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a Title IX case called Hall v. Millersville University. Our brief supporting Hall argues that an...

WLP Joins Brief Arguing Against LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Adoption

by Tara Murtha | Sep 1, 2020 | Amicus Brief, LGBTQ

A Philadelphia-based case centered on whether or not taxpayer-funded adoption agencies can legally discriminate against LGBTQ+ people will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 4, 2020. WLP recently joined an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief...

WLP Opposes Defense Tactic of Introducing Rape Victims’ Convictions for Prostitution

by Tara Murtha | Jul 30, 2020 | Amicus Brief, Rape, Uncategorized

Attorneys at the Women’s Law Project, in partnership with AEquitas, authored and filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on behalf of 26 additional organizations devoted to improving judicial and societal responses to...

WLP Joins Brief Calling for Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment

by Tara Murtha | Jul 2, 2020 | 2020, Amicus Brief, ERA

The Women’s Law Project proudly joined an amicus curiae brief calling for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. The brief was filed by Winston & Strawn and signed by more than 50 organizations devoted to women’s equality and gender justice. The ERA satisfied...