Richard L. Berkman, retired Dechert LLP partner and longtime civic leader, and Toni Seidl, longtime advocate for children and social justice, have made a landmark series of charitable contributions totaling $900,000 to three leading legal nonprofits in Pennsylvania: the Public Interest Law Center, Education Law Center-PA, and Juvenile Law Center. These gifts will fuel critical work on behalf of children, youth, and communities facing systemic injustice.
Brent W. Landau, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Center, released the following statement in response to the President’s March 22, 2025 memorandum threatening lawyers: “Our civil rights depend on lawyers with the courage to challenge injustice. Targeting attorneys who represent individuals and organizations against the government is a dangerous step toward undermining the rule of […]
Amid an affordable housing crisis, a Philadelphia woman and a fair housing organization are taking the next step in their source of income discrimination lawsuit against OCF Realty, one of the city’s largest real estate companies, with hopes of expanding affordable housing opportunities for tenants with Housing Choice Vouchers.
Law Center staff attorney Dan Urevick-Ackelsburg writes about the Trump administration and Congress’s potential cuts to public school funding in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Dear Friends and Supporters, As we enter a critical chapter in our nation’s history, the Public Interest Law Center is resolute in our mission to protect and expand the rights of all Pennsylvanians, especially those from marginalized communities. Now more than ever, we are called to ensure that everyone—no matter who they are, where they […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled on September 5, 2024 that Butler County had no legal basis to disqualify the provisional ballots of two mail voters who forgot to include the secrecy envelope with their ballot return packets in the 2024 primary election. In a 2-1 decision, the court […]
This decision has strengthened the right to vote in Pennsylvania. Mail ballots will no longer be rejected because of a meaningless requirement to fill out a date that isn’t used for anything. As the birthplace of modern democracy, Pennsylvania has a long tradition of free and equal elections, and today’s decision adds to that legacy.
Read more about how the Law Center’s pro bono partners have helped advance civil, social, and economic rights for marginalized communities in our 2023-24 Pro Bono report, featuring interviews with attorneys advocating for gun safety, strong public schools, and the preservation of valued community institutions. A letter from our executive director Brent Landau Dear Supporter, Before […]
May 31, 2024 – It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Gillian R. Gilhool’s passing. Gillian, though not formally affiliated with the Law Center, was an integral part of our family as the wife of our esteemed former co-director, Thomas Gilhool. Her journey as a 1964 Yale Law School graduate led […]
Members of our Board of Directors sent a letter to Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey on March 25, 2024, urging him publicly support the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the United State Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and denounce the disinformation campaign against him.
