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Comments on Today’s Oral Arguments to Abortion Industry Demand that Court Order Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Retired Judge Cheryl Allen - who observed today’s oral arguments in-person in Pittsburgh - and attorney Janice Martino-Gottshall - who listened to the arguments in Harrisburg - are available for interviews. (PITTSBURGH, PA - October 26, 2022) Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. PA Department of Human Services. The state’s…

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Former Postal Carrier Who Lost Job After USPS Refused Religious Accommodation Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court 

Attorneys ask Justices to enforce federal law that protects the right of American workers to honor Sabbath in accordance with faith. (Washington, D.C., August 23, 2022) Today, the Independence Law Center, First Liberty Institute, Baker Botts LLP, and the Church State Council filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of former mailman…

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Black Women Are Targeted By Abortion Industry, Argues Brief Filed by the Independence Law Center in Key Abortion Case

Today, the Independence Law Center submitted a legal brief in a case now before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court called Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. PA Department of Human Services, which is Pennsylvania’s biggest court case on abortion in decades. This brief was written on behalf of a host of nationally recognized organizations and leaders in the Black community, including Ryan…

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Independence Law Center Applauds Vote on Senate Bill 247 to Stop Religious Discrimination Against Educators

Pennsylvania’s Senate Education Committee unanimously voted its approval of Senate Bill 247, a bill that would end Pennsylvania’s religious discrimination against teachers and other educators for the wearing of religious garb.  Led by Senators Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks), the proposed legislation would eliminate Section 1112 of the state’s Education Code, which…

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Christian Mail Carrier Discharged for Not Delivering Packages on Sunday Asks Federal Court for Judgment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 17, 2020For interview requests or questions, contact: Dan Bartkowiak717-657-4990, dbart@indlawcenter.org (LANCASTER, PA - February 17, 2020) On Friday, February 14, a United States Postal Service (USPS) mailman filed a Motion for Summary Judgement before a federal district judge asking the court to find that the USPS violated his rights when it failed to accommodate…

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