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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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Independence Law Center Files Appeal to Block Wrongful Taxation of Church

(HARRISBURG, PA - February 5, 2020) Earlier today, the Independence Law Center filed a tax assessment appeal after the Monroe County Board of Assessment Revision determined that Calvary Chapel of Stroudsburg is subject to property taxes on both its building and its land. The PA constitution and state law provide that places of worship are not subject to taxation. In a ruling on January 10,…

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SCOTUS Declines Boyertown Case, Misses Opportunity to Protect Bodily Privacy for All Students

(HARRISBURG - May 28, 2019) The Independence Law Center today expressed disappointment with today’s announcement by the US Supreme Court rejecting its appeal in the personal privacy case involving students in the Boyertown Area School District. The case, Joel Doe et al. v. Boyertown Area School District, challenged the district’s unwritten policy that permits the entry into school locker rooms…

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Lawsuit filed over unconstitutional school policy prohibiting students from offering Bibles to fellow students.

Mechanicsburg Area School District policies violate student speech rights, give principal unbridled discretion, and discriminate against religious speech. (MECHANICSBURG, PA - January 31, 2019) Student leaders of a Bible club have filed a lawsuit against Mechanicsburg Area School District (MASD) over unconstitutional policies that violate students’ rights and for their discriminatory practices…

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Student Privacy Lawsuit Filed with Supreme Court

High school students ask nation's highest court to intervene and protect their fundamental right to privacy (November 19, 2018) Today the Harrisburg-based Independence Law Center and the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a petition for review before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of six students in the Boyertown Area School District in Boyertown, Pa. Unbeknownst to students or parents, the school…

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