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WLP Launches #MeTooPA to Serve Students and Low-Wage Workers who are Victims of Sexual Harassment or Assault
Joined by students, workers, youth and victim advocates, and their partners at Southwest PA Says No More, the Women’s Law Project is pleased to announce the launch of #MeTooPA, a new, FREE confidential service for Pennsylvania students and low-wage workers who have...
Pennsylvania Abortion Providers File State Lawsuit Challenging Medicaid Abortion Coverage Ban
Pennsylvania Abortion Providers File State Lawsuit Challenging Medicaid Abortion Coverage Ban Plaintiffs allege the abortion ban violates the Pennsylvania Constitution’s Equal Rights Amendment PENNSYLVANIA – Represented by attorneys from the Women’s Law Project;...
Victory: PA Supreme Court Reverses Superior Court Opinion, Rules in Favor of Pregnant People
Earlier this year, attorneys at the Women’s Law Project, law professor David S. Cohen, along with Robert Lugg of Lugg & Lugg in Lock Haven successfully petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review a decision from the Superior Court that held that a woman...
WLP Analysis of the Proposed Title IX Regulations & Invitation for You to Submit Comment
On November 29, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes amendments to Title IX regulations. The public is invited to comment in response to proposed rules such as these. We strongly encourage you to...
NYT: Our Work for Rape Victims is Making a Difference
Earlier this year, solutions journalist Tina Rosenberg took a deep dive into WLP’s ongoing work holding police accountable for properly investigating sexual assault for a feature “Rape Victim Advocates Get a Role Alongside the Police.” This week, our work was featured...
