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Case Page: Pennsylvania Apartment Complex Discriminates Against Religious Tenants in the Name of Diversity and Inclusion.

Religious residents at an apartment complex in Pennsylvania for senior citizens and people with disabilities received an unwelcome surprise in their mailboxes in March of 2025. The apartment complex sent a letter to all its residents, explicitly banning them from having “Bible studies or meetings” in common areas. The rule also prohibited any religious materials, religious signs, or religious…

Case Page: Okhlahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond

In Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, the Supreme Court of the United States addressed whether a state could exclude religious schools from its charter school program solely because of the school’s religious identity. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School applied for and was approved as a charter school by the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, which determined…

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 permitted, even required, in order to carry out Title IX’s purpose of creating educational and athletic opportunities on the basis of…

Analysis: Pennsylvania School Restroom & Locker Room Privacy

July 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 hotel rooms on school trips. The distinctions between the two sexes are the reason our society has had separate locker rooms, showers, and…

Case Page: Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. PA Dept of Human Services

The Pennsylvania Constitution contains no right to an abortion or to taxpayer funded abortions, but the abortion industry is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to find (invent) one in a case they filed, Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. The case, brought by a consortium of abortion clinics (including Planned Parenthood) argues that the court should…

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 from medicalized “transition”—i.e. the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures—for minors with…