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Pennsylvania
Feb 2015

Immigrants' Rights

Lozano v. Hazleton

In July, 2006 the city of Hazelton, Pennsylvania passed anti-immigrant legislation that would punish landlords and employers who are accused of renting to hiring anyone the city classifies as an “illegal alien.” Businesses that refused to comply with the laws and investigate the immigration status of employees and tenants would be fined or denied business permits.
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Pennsylvania
Feb 2015
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Immigrants' Rights

Lozano v. Hazleton

In July, 2006 the city of Hazelton, Pennsylvania passed anti-immigrant legislation that would punish landlords and employers who are accused of renting to hiring anyone the city classifies as an “illegal alien.” Businesses that refused to comply with the laws and investigate the immigration status of employees and tenants would be fined or denied business permits.
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Briggs v. Borough of Norristown et al.
Pennsylvania
Sep 2014

Women's Rights

Briggs v. Borough of Norristown et al.

The Ƶ, the Ƶof Pennsylvania, and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional municipal ordinance that punishes innocent tenants and their landlords for requesting police assistance. The challenge was filed on behalf of a domestic violence victim who faced eviction from her home after requesting police protection from an abusive ex-boyfriend.
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Pennsylvania
Sep 2014
Briggs v. Borough of Norristown et al.

Women's Rights

Briggs v. Borough of Norristown et al.

The Ƶ, the Ƶof Pennsylvania, and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional municipal ordinance that punishes innocent tenants and their landlords for requesting police assistance. The challenge was filed on behalf of a domestic violence victim who faced eviction from her home after requesting police protection from an abusive ex-boyfriend.
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Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
May 2014

LGBTQ Rights

Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania

The Ƶ of Pennsylvania, the Ƶ, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want the Commonwealth to recognize their out-of-state marriages. The lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act and refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Pennsylvania
May 2014
Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania

LGBTQ Rights

Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania

The Ƶ of Pennsylvania, the Ƶ, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want the Commonwealth to recognize their out-of-state marriages. The lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act and refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint
Pennsylvania
Dec 2013

Women's Rights

Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint

The Ƶ has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
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Pennsylvania
Dec 2013
Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint

Women's Rights

Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint

The Ƶ has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
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