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In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, Acceptance Wins
On June 28th the Supreme Court decided against the Christian Legal Society (CLS) in CLS v. Martinez case (PDF). The disagreement began when the Hastings College of Law, part of the University of California system, refused to grant CLS “Registered Student Organization”...
What We’re Reading
The anniversary of the enactment of Title IX was June 23rd Doctors debate how to screen for a particularly deadly form of breast cancer According to a Department of Justice report published in February, “roughly one in five women who attend college will become the...
Spotlight on Conservative Women in Politics
The Women’s Law Project is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse candidates nor affiliate with any political party. However, we are interested in the media coverage of women in politics and the variety of opinions currently being expressed about conservative...
Jury Says Scouts May be Anti-Gay and Rent-Free
On June 23rd, a federal jury found in favor of the Philadelphia Cradle of Liberty Boy Scouts chapter in its case against the city. The chapter has been in a seven-year-long legal dispute with Philadelphia concerning its anti-gay policy barring gay boys and men from...
Governor Rendell Signs Shackling Ban Into Law
Senate Bill 1074, previously known as the Healthy Birth for Incarcerated Women Act, passed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 29th. The bill bans the shackling of pregnant inmates in transit to a medical facility, during labor, and for a reasonable...
