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Third Circuit Hears Arguments in the “i ♥ boobies” First Amendment Case, in which the Women’s Law Project Filed an Amicus Brief
Today, April 10, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the court that hears appeals from the federal district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands) heard oral arguments in B.H., et al. v. Easton Area School...
Street harassment: A bigger problem than you may think
Honks. Wolf whistles. Shouting. Unsolicited remarks, positive or negative, about one’s clothing or appearance from strangers. Unwanted conversations when there’s no escape route or polite way of excusing oneself. Unwanted touching and solicitations for sex. All of the...
Decades after Reforms Erased Sexual Assault Myths from the Letter of the Law, Pennsylvania’s Criminal Justice System Remains Infected
In the early morning hours in a college dorm room, three young men took turns physically restraining and vaginally, anally, and orally penetrating an eighteen-year-old woman student without her consent. The victim had allowed the three men — who were friends of a...
“I Will NOT Be Denied” Health Care
The Women’s Law Project is proud to join the National Women’s Law Center’s I Will NOT Be Denied™ campaign to educate the public about the benefits of the health care law and what is at risk if it is repealed. We are pleased to participate in releasing NWLC's new...
Federal Court in Pennsylvania to Decide Death Benefits Dispute Involving a Surviving Same-Sex Spouse
A death benefits dispute between a surviving same-sex spouse and the decedent’s parents took center stage on Monday, March 12th, when U.S. District Court Judge C. Darnell Jones II of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania heard oral arguments from the attorneys for the...
