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Challenging Federal Detention Center of Philadelphia’s Visitation Policy

Press Hits

Philadelphia Corrections Facility Forced to Let Incarcerated Fathers Spend Time with Children — Legal Reader, April 30, 2018

A federal jail in Philly was blocking kids from seeing their fathers – until now — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29, 2018

The Federal Jail Blocking Some Inmates’ Kids From Visiting — October 18, 2017

Inmates sue Philly’s Federal Detention Center for right to see loved ones while they await trial — Newsworks/WHYY, October 6, 2017

Suit: A federal jail in Philly is stopping kids from seeing their dads — Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 2017

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Federal Jail’s Visitation Policy — CBS Philly, October 5, 2017

Recent Healthcare Posts

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  • Oral argument at the PA Supreme Court scheduled in case challenging state firearm preemption that blocks local gun safety laws
  • We filed our reply brief with the PA Supreme Court in our case taking on Firearm Preemption Laws
  • Op-ed: Philly needs to enact its own gun laws. We sued Harrisburg to let that happen.
  • Families of gun violence victims file brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, taking on firearm preemption laws 
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