by Tara Murtha | Aug 20, 2019
The Women’s Law Project authored and filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief in Victory v. County of Berks. Our brief, which you can review or download here, supports women seeking equal treatment and housing practices while incarcerated at Berks County...
by Tara Murtha | Jun 14, 2019
Women’s Law Project and partner organizations filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a young woman who was sexually assaulted by a detention center counselor while detained at the Berks Family Residential Center. The case will decide if the Center and staff who knew...
by Tara Murtha | Jun 13, 2019
Buffer zones are limited, fixed areas surrounding the entrance of a building designed to protect patients and facility employees from harassment, obstruction, and potential violence. In 2012, Harrisburg City Council unanimously passed an ordinance called “Interference...
by Tara Murtha | Jun 11, 2019
On June 7, 2019, attorneys at the Women’s Law Project filed an amicus brief in support of the Pennsylvania Attorney General in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump, a federal court challenge to the Trump contraceptive coverage rules that permit employers to refuse to...
by Tara Murtha | Jun 5, 2019
On Monday June 3, 2019 WLP attorney Susan J. Frietsche was in Commonwealth Court to argue on behalf of Pennsylvania abortion providers in one of four active lawsuits we are currently involved in to help protect doctors, staff, and patients amid a stark rise in...
