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Case Page: Chiles v. Salazar
Chiles, a Christian, views her career as an outgrowth of her faith. She believes that people flourish when they live consistently with God’s design for marriage and sexuality. Many of her clients seek her counsel precisely because their faith matters to them and they...

Case Page: Mahmoud v. Taylor
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a group of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, challenged a local Board of Education's policy. The policy mandated that elementary school students read books featuring LGBTQ+ themes without prior parental notification or the option to opt...

Case Page: VA Chaplain Trubey – Freedom to Preach
In a major victory for religious liberty, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has vindicated a chaplain who was wrongly punished for preaching a sermon on a chapter of the Bible his supervisor labeled “divisive”, reversed a Pennsylvania VA hospital’s effort to censor...

Analysis: Pennsylvania Women’s Athletics & Sex-Distinct Sports Policies
June 2025 - Athletic teams have long been separated by male and female in order to foster safety, fairness, and athletic opportunities for women and girls. While sex distinctions were generally prohibited under Title IX, these reasonable sex-based distinctions were...

Analysis: Pennsylvania School Restroom & Locker Room Privacy
April 2025 - We show respect for the dignity of all people by providing separate space for males and females in instances where privacy between the two sexes is relevant, such as in restrooms, showers, locker rooms, and overnight accommodations like dorm rooms and...

Case Page: U.S. v. Skrmetti – Protecting Children From Harmful Medical Procedures
In 2023, lawmakers in both Tennessee and Kentucky passed into state law protections for children from harmful medical experiments involving puberty blocking drugs and irreversible sexual cosmetic surgeries. “The last decade has seen a marked international shift away...
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