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WLP on Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Title IX Audit
The Pittsburgh public school system is currently undergoing a Title IX audit to determine if its schools offer an equally fulfilling athletic life to the city’s girls as they do to its boys. Women’s Law Project Program Assistant Christina Cann has an op-ed in the...
Justice Souter Leaves a Feminist Legacy
Feminists across the nation are calling for President Obama to fill Justice David Souter’s soon-to-be-empty seat on the Supreme Court with a woman. As we look to the future, a review of the past should remind us of the important role Justice Souter has played in...
WLP Executive Director on Welfare Policy
Carol Tracy, executive director of the Women’s Law Project, was quoted in this AP article about a bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that would ban alcohol purchases with cash assistance cards. The bill passed the state House last week and is headed for the Senate....
The Impact of Female Judges
In the wake of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s announcement of his retirement at the end of the current term, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette printed an article by two researchers who studied the differences in jurisprudence between male and female judges. They...
Maine Legislature Passes Same-sex Marriage Bill
ETA: Governor Baldacci has signed the bill, making Maine the fifth state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage. We are incredibly heartened by this step forward. The Maine State House has approved a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in that state by...
