WLP is a nonprofit public interest legal organization working to defend and advance the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people in Pennsylvania and beyond.
We are available to help,
CLICK HERE!
New Philadelphia Family Court Building is Topped Off
By Dabney Miller, WLP Associate Director Philadelphia is finally getting a new Family Courthouse. Construction reached the topping off point on May 2, 2013, when dignitaries, advocates, and construction workers signed a beam, which was then hoisted to the top of the...
Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania? It’s here if you look for it.
By Judy Hale Reed, Intern, WLP Western Pennsylvania Office In June 2012, the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking released the results of a two-year study entitled, Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania: Policy...
PA Superior Court Hears Argument on Insurance Claim of Domestic Violence Arson Victim
By Susan Frietsche, WLP Senior Staff Attorney Q.: What’s worse than having your house burned down by your abusive spouse? A.: Finding out your insurance company won’t cover the damage. On April 2, 2013, the Women’s Law Project presented oral argument to the...
The Questions No One is Asking about the Kermit Gosnell Case…
By Carol E.Tracy and Kate Michelman With Kermit Gosnell’s criminal trial underway in Philadelphia, public outrage at the physician accused of murdering one woman and seven infants increases with each grisly new piece of evidence. But the Gosnell trial raises several...
Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Need Paid Leave
Carol E. Tracy, Executive Director, WLP Victims of domestic and sexual violence need paid sick leave. Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces would require employers with six or more employees to provide up to seven paid days of leave for employees to use when they...
