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- Sari Bernstein
Housing, evictions, source of income discrimination - Michael Churchill
Education funding, education in state constitutions, racial discrimination, civil rights law, urban policing, housing discrimination, employment discrimination - Claudia De Palma
Employment discrimination for ex-offenders and people with disabilities, education funding, special education - Benjamin Geffen
Gerrymandering, voting rights, employment discrimination for ex-offenders, Medicaid access, gun control - Mimi McKenzie – Legal Director
Gerrymandering, voting rights, gun control - Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg
Education, housing, consumer protection
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Law Center attorneys are experts in their fields of practice, with many years of experience as civil rights litigators and advocates. They are available to comment on their cases and areas of policy expertise for members of the press.
You can call our front desk at 215-627-7100 to be connected with any of our attorneys, and staff email addresses follow the format of first initial, last name [at] pubintlaw.org. (ex. John Doe: jdoe@pubintlaw.org)
Highlights of Recent Press Coverage
- Philly City Council passes Land Bank acquisition bill considered key to garden land security – WHYY, 5/31/24
- Special needs students in PA ‘in limbo’ as court weighs plan to extend services to 22 – Philly Burbs, 5/30/24
- Pennsylvania’s rule on dating mail ballots faces new challenge in state court – Votebeat, 5/29/24
- ‘A huge deterrent effect’: Philly City Council seeks to strengthen anti-discrimination law – WHYY, 5/29/24
- A date with disenfranchisement? Lawsuit challenges Pennsylvania law rejecting undated mail-in ballots – Courthouse News Service, 5/28/24
- Voting rights groups file lawsuit to challenge Pennsylvania mail-in ballot date requirement – Penn Capital-Star, 5/28/24
- Voting rights groups in Pa. are suing to allow undated ballots to be counted. They hope to win before November’s election. – Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/28/24
- New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out – WESA Harrisburg, 5/28/24
- Students with disabilities turning 22 are in limbo after a court ruled against the state. Here’s what it means. – Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/23/24
- Commonwealth Court ruling strikes down adjusted ‘age-out’ rule for Pa. special education students – WITF Pittsburgh, 5/21/24
- Seventy years after Brown v Board of Education, school funding is the new frontier in education equity – Chalkbeat Philadelphia, 5/20/24
- May 15 Town Hall in Pottstown to explain school underfunding’s impact on local taxes – Pottstown Mercury, 5/15/24
- Elderly tenants in fear of displacement call for Philadelphia leaders to save Brith Sholom House – FOX 29, 5/14/24
- Pa. House Democrats want to solidify 7 years of funding for the poorest schools – WESA Harrisburg, 5/9/24
- Unpaid utility bills may close ‘unfit’ senior housing complex in West Philly – WHYY, 5/1/24
- Philly City Council confirms 8 school board members, but Joyce Wilkerson’s fate remains up in the air – Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/25/24
- Voter rights advocates urge Washington County: Let mail ballot voters correct envelope mistakes – WTAE Pittsburgh, 4/16/24
- Support the call for adequate funding for our schools [column] – Lancaster Online, 4/14/24
- Residents protest conditions at senior housing complex, saying they are ‘always concerned for what’s going to happen next’ – Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/12/24
- Some high-taxing school districts would get ‘tax equity’ under Gov. Shapiro’s budget plan. Who will benefit? – Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/12/24
- Pennsylvania’s school funding is unconstitutional. A Swarthmore professor explains why the system is still difficult to change. – Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/11/24
- Pa. must address unconstitutional school funding – Bucks County Herald, 4/4/24
- Kids Need Public-School Funding—Not a TikTok Ban – The Nation, 4/4/24
- Panelists tell what’s at stake for Hazleton Area in school funding proposal – Hazleton Standard-Speaker, 3/26/24
- Rents are high and housing vouchers are hard to get. So Philly is giving renters cash – NPR Morning Edition, 3/19/24
- After a controversial first decade, what challenges does the Philly Land Bank face now? Five advocates offer advice. – Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/10/24
- School officials view state funding plan as ‘game changer’ and ‘transformative’ – Republican Herald, 2/23/24
- Lawmakers weigh solutions to fix ‘crumbling’ Pa. Schools – Fox 43, 2/18/24
- Pottstown School Board working to get fair funding over the finish line – Pottstown Mercury, 2/17/24
- Advocates mark 1st anniversary of court ruling, commend governor’s education budget – Citizens’ Voice, 2/7/24
- Lancaster County leaders respond to Gov. Shapiro’s proposed $1.1 billion increase to education funding – Lancaster Online, 2/7/24
- Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro proposes $48 billion budget with focus on education, economy, and people – Pennsylvania Capital-Star, 2/6/24
- Gov. Josh Shapiro calls for $1.1 billion of additional dollars for K-12 school districts in budget address – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/6/24
- Record-setting increase in public school funding proposed by Pennsylvania governor – Chalkbeat Philadelphia, 2/6/24
- Pa.’s school funding was supposed to be revamped. Will Gov. Shapiro’s budget get the job done? – Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/6/24
- Shapiro budget expected to address court ruling on school funding – The Citizens’ Voice, 2/4/24
- Pennsylvania has chance to finally fund schools fairly [column] – Lancaster Online, 1/28/24
- SV Super commends board directors for School Board Recognition Month, calls for action on school funding – Shenandoah Sentinel, 1/26/24
- Public Interest Law Center Hires Hausfeld Global Managing Partner as Executive Director – Legal Intelligencer, 1/23/24
- Pennsylvania needs $5.4 billion to bring underfunded schools up to par, commission finds – Pennsylvania Capital-Star, 1/11/24
- Democrats’ education funding report says Pennsylvania owes $5B more to school districts – Associated Press, 1/11/24
- Education advocates say they have a plan to fix Pa.’s school funding system. It would cost $6.2 billion over 5 years. – Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/4/24
- Poor schools are prepared to return to court if Pennsylvania budget falls short on funding plan – Associated Press, 1/4/24
Recent Press Releases
- Advocates for voters sue Pennsylvania for rejecting thousands of mail-in ballots due to inconsequential handwritten date mistakes – May 28, 2024
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