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WLP Case Highlight: Schanne v. Addis
by Tara Murtha, WLP Staff If a person discloses to a teacher that another teacher started a romantic relationship with her years earlier while she was his student, and that disclosure leads to a termination hearing at the school — should the teacher be able to sue his...
Tune in now to hear Carol Tracy Discuss Campus Sexual Assault & the New Policy at University of Pennsylvania
At 10AM on Tuesday, March 10, Women's Law Project Executive Director Carol E. Tracy will discuss the enormous problem of campus sexual assault on WHYY Radio Times. Specifically, Tracy will discuss and debate University of Pennsylvania's new policy to adjudicate rape...
Judge Upholds Pittsburgh Buffer Zone in First Federal Ruling Since McCullen
A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of a 15-foot buffer zone ordinance that protects health care facilities in Pittsburgh. The decision is the first federal ruling on the constitutionality of a clinic buffer zone since McCullen v. Coakley, the Supreme...
Tonight! Philadelphia Premiere of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a new full-length feature documentary that explores the early era of the U.S. feminist movement, premieres in Philadelphia tonight. Following the 7pm screening at the Ritz Bourse, Access Matters...
King v. Burwell: What’s at stake for women in PA?
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest attempt to gut the Affordable Care Act. King v. Burwell is a lawsuit brought by Virginia residents who ultimately hope to strip...
