On December 6th, Amy Laura Cahn, director of the Law Center’s Garden Justice Legal Initiative, will join the Technical.ly Philly Meetup group to display groundedinphilly.org as one part of the “Civic Hacks of 2013 Demo.”
On November 8th, we received a letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Education in response to the group complaint we filed on behalf of Parents United for Public Education regarding the shortage of nurses. In the letter, the state indicates that it will investigate the lack of nurses specifically related to students with disabilities by reviewing current […]
On Tuesday, September 24th, we presented oral arguments in our appeal before honorable Judges Fisher, Amaro and Hardiman.
We’re pleased to announce receipt of a multi-year grant from the Patricia Kind Foundation for our Fair Employment Opportunities Project.
The Law Center’s Board of Directors voted in mid-September to add Alan Sandals and Richard Pasquier as directors.
Sonja Kerr will present at William and Mary’s Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) during the week of July 28th through August 2nd.
On Saturday, November 9, the Law Center’s Sonja Kerr will present at the International Dyslexia Association’s annual Reading, Literacy and Learning conference.
Nearly 1.9 million Pennsylvanians financially qualify for legal aid, but one in two qualifying individuals who seek assistance from legal aid programs are turned away because of lack of resources. It is estimated that at least 80% of the legal needs of the poor go unmet. The Law Center is taking a leadership role in addressing this crisis as co-Chair of the newly-formed Civil Legal Justice Coalition.
Rachel Gallegos, a First Judicial District court administrative officer and Law Center board member, was honored on May 22 as one of Legal Intelligencer’s Diverse Attorneys of 2013. Every two years the legal publication recognizes 24 Pennsylvania attorneys for their achievements. Ms. Gallegos was also chosen this year as a Pegasus Scholar by the American Inns […]
The Law Center, Education Law Center and Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP have filed to reopen a 1985 class action lawsuit to ensure immigrant and refugee parents and students receive access to language services.
