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Press Release: Independence Law Center Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Chiles v. Salazar

Independence Law Center Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Chiles v. Salazar HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Independence Law Center (ILC) today issued the following statements in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar, affirming First Amendment protections for counseling conversations between professionals and clients. Independence Law Center filed an amicus…

Independence Law Center Responds to SCOTUS Decision on Mahmoud v. Taylor

For Immediate Release: 06-27-2025 Contact: Josue Sierra, media@indlawcenter.org Direct: 202-430-0282 The following statements are in response to the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in Mahmoud v. Taylor. # # # The following statement can be attributed to Randall Wenger, Esq. Chief Counsel at Independence Law Center: "This landmark decision underscores the essential…

Independence Law Center Responds to SCOTUS Decision on Medina v Planned Parenthood

For Immediate Release: 06-26-25 Contact: Josue Sierra, media@indlawcenter.org Direct: 202-430-0282 The following statements are in response to the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: # # # Statement from Janice L. Martino-Gottshall, Senior Counsel, Independence Law Center: “Today’s Supreme Court decision affirms the vital…

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Authority to Protect Children from Harmful Gender Interventions

For Immediate Release: 06-18-25 Contact: Josue Sierra, media@indlawcenter.org The following statements are in response to the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in U.S. v. Skrmetti: The following statement can be attributed to Randall L. Wenger, Esq., Chief Counsel, Independence Law Center "Today’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court is a decisive affirmation of the right—and…

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Urged to Reverse Lower Court that Forced Doctor to Choose Between His Faith and Justice

The court refused to move the doctor’s trial even one day to allow him to observe Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Harrisburg, PA—First Liberty Institute and Winston & Strawn LLP, on behalf of the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, the Coalition for Jewish Values, and the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society, and the Independence Law Center filed friend-of-the-court briefs…

Victory! Secretary of Veterans Affairs Stops Pennsylvania VA Hospital from Censoring Chaplains, Protects Chaplain Rights Nationwide

(Harrisburg, PA - April 3rd, 2025)—U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins sent a letter to First Liberty Institute and the Independence Law Center (“ILC”) announcing that his office has taken action to stop a speech code for chaplains threatened by the Coatesville (PA) VA Medical Center. The decision ensures that First Liberty and ILC client Chaplain Rusty Trubey and his chaplain colleagues…

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