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35 Pennsylvania Cases

The Satanic Temple v. Saucon Valley School District
Pennsylvania
Mar 2023

Religious Liberty

The Satanic Temple v. Saucon Valley School District

The Ƶ (ACLU), the Ƶof Pennsylvania, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Saucon Valley School District (SVSD) in March 2023 for violating the First Amendment by prohibiting the After School Satan Club (ASSC) from meeting in district facilities. Although school officials initially approved the club’s application — explaining in an email to parents that the district “cannot discriminate among groups wishing to use the SVSD facilities” — they quickly bowed to the ensuing public outcry. The case seeks to allow the ASSC to meet in district facilities.
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Pennsylvania
Mar 2023
The Satanic Temple v. Saucon Valley School District

Religious Liberty

The Satanic Temple v. Saucon Valley School District

The Ƶ (ACLU), the Ƶof Pennsylvania, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Saucon Valley School District (SVSD) in March 2023 for violating the First Amendment by prohibiting the After School Satan Club (ASSC) from meeting in district facilities. Although school officials initially approved the club’s application — explaining in an email to parents that the district “cannot discriminate among groups wishing to use the SVSD facilities” — they quickly bowed to the ensuing public outcry. The case seeks to allow the ASSC to meet in district facilities.
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Birt v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Criminal Law Reform

Birt v. United States

Whether all individuals sentenced for crack cocaine offenses under a now-amended federal statute that created a 100-to-1 disparity between the treatment of cocaine in its crack and powder forms are eligible for resentencing under amendments made by the First Step Act of 2018.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Birt v. United States

Criminal Law Reform

Birt v. United States

Whether all individuals sentenced for crack cocaine offenses under a now-amended federal statute that created a 100-to-1 disparity between the treatment of cocaine in its crack and powder forms are eligible for resentencing under amendments made by the First Step Act of 2018.
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Paige and Shannon
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021

LGBTQ Rights

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

On November 4, the Supreme Court heard a case that could allow private agencies that receive taxpayer-funding to provide government services — such as foster care providers, food banks, homeless shelters, and more — to deny services to people who are LGBTQ, Jewish, Muslim, or Mormon.
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Fulton V. City Of Philadelphia. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021
Paige and Shannon

LGBTQ Rights

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

On November 4, the Supreme Court heard a case that could allow private agencies that receive taxpayer-funding to provide government services — such as foster care providers, food banks, homeless shelters, and more — to deny services to people who are LGBTQ, Jewish, Muslim, or Mormon.
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Pennsylvania
Nov 2020

Voting Rights

Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar

The Ƶand partners intervened in a Trump-campaign lawsuit that attempted to block the certification of the Pennsylvania Nov. 3 election results. On November 21, 2020, the district court dismissed the lawsuit, noting it was presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations ... unsupported by evidence. In the United States of America, District Judge William Brann added, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state.
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Donald J. Trump For President V. Boockvar. Explore Case.
Pennsylvania
Nov 2020
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Voting Rights

Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar

The Ƶand partners intervened in a Trump-campaign lawsuit that attempted to block the certification of the Pennsylvania Nov. 3 election results. On November 21, 2020, the district court dismissed the lawsuit, noting it was presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations ... unsupported by evidence. In the United States of America, District Judge William Brann added, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state.
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