July, 2012 | Women's Law Project

U.S Department of Justice Launches Investigation into PA Voter ID Law

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 25, 2012 | Democracy, PA Law, Voting rights

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern The U.S Department of Justice has begun a formal investigation on the legality of Pennsylvania’s controversial Voter ID Law, which was passed in March of this year. The law, which we have blogged about before, stipulates that voters must show...

Pennsylvania Voter I.D. Law Disproportionately Impacts Women as Election Draws Near

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 20, 2012 | Democracy, PA Law, PA Legislature, PA Supreme Court

Molly Cohen, WLP Intern When Pennsylvania passed a law earlier this year imposing a voter ID requirement on voting in every election and narrowing the list of acceptable forms of ID, critics quickly pointed out that the law targets specific populations. Low-income...

Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer: Putting Women’s Health at Risk by Imposing Religious Doctrine on Patients

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 11, 2012 | Abortion, Abortion Access, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney UPDATE: On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Abington Health and Holy Redeemer Health Systems announced that they have abandoned their plan to merge. In late June 2012, Lawrence Merlis, president and CEO of Abington Health System, and Michael...

Ms. Magazine Reports on the Women’s Law Project and Charlotte Murphy

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 6, 2012 | Athletic Equity, Equality, Gender Discrimination, Title IX

Molly Duerig, WLP Intern It’s been forty years since the passage of Title IX, a crucial piece of legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded educational programs. Although we’ve come a long way, cases continue to pop up that prove we still have...

Victory for Women’s Athletic Equity: PA High School Disclosure Bill Passes

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 3, 2012 | Athletic Equity, PA Legislature, Title IX

During the closing hours of last week’s state budget frenzy, 40 years after the enactment of Title IX, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed its own landmark legislation to advance gender equality in educational opportunities. The Equity in Interscholastic...

U.S Department of Justice Launches Investigation into PA Voter ID Law

Pennsylvania Voter I.D. Law Disproportionately Impacts Women as Election Draws Near

Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer: Putting Women’s Health at Risk by Imposing Religious Doctrine on Patients

Ms. Magazine Reports on the Women’s Law Project and Charlotte Murphy

Victory for Women’s Athletic Equity: PA High School Disclosure Bill Passes

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