Dear friends, This pandemic is revealing more plainly than ever the cracks in the system between the ‘have-nots’ and the ’haves,’ with the ‘have-nots,’ least able to provide the missing resources. The Public Interest Law Center remains open, with our dedicated staff working remotely, throughout the crisis to help Philadelphians access those resources. See our […]
March 4—On February 26, Montgomery County Commissioners fired the leaders of the County’s Public Defenders Office, Chief Dean Beer and Deputy Chief Keisha Hudson. The firing came shortly after the County forced the Defenders Office to withdraw an amicus brief that described in distressing detail the unfairness and harm caused by the County’s cash bail […]
January 20, 2020 – On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in recognition of decades of work advancing civil rights, Public Interest Law Center attorney Michael Churchill was honored as a Drum Major for Civil Rights at the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Association for Nonviolence’s annual awards and benefit luncheon. The Drum Major awards recognize […]
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in recognition of decades of work advancing civil rights, staff attorney Michael Churchill will be honored as a Drum Major for Civil Rights at the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Association for Nonviolence’s annual awards and benefit luncheon. The Drum Major awards recognize persons and organizations whose deeds are […]
This obituary was prepared by Lawrence Hoyle’s former colleagues at Schnader Harris Segal & Lewis LLP. December 30, 2019 — Lawrence Truman Hoyle, Jr., one of the leading trial lawyers of his generation, died on November 30, 2019, at the age of 81 in his home in Philadelphia. “Larry was an attorney of unchallenged integrity, […]
December 18, 2019 — The Public Interest Law Center joins the entire disability rights community in remembering the life of Eleanor Elkin, who passed away on December 4 at the age of 103. Friends and colleagues recall her as a driven advocate, who spoke with passion and grace about the rights of people with disability. Eleanor […]
The 2020 U.S. Census is crucial to the future of Philadelphia. It determines representation in Congress, as well as the allocation of billions of dollars in federal funding. Next year’s count presents several unique challenges: it is the first Census with an online form, and a failed attempt to implement a citizenship question has spread […]
This poem was performed at, and composed for, our 50th anniversary celebration, In Pursuit of Justice, on October 10, 2019. Here Comes the Sun by Yolanda Wisher when there is no sun, make one out of tin foil or glitter Wissahickon schist or lion-haired moss make a sun like a child makes a sun […]
The Public Interest Law Center is pleased to welcome Brandon Harrell to our Board of Directors. He was elected by the board at their October meeting. Brandon Harrell is the Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs for the Philadelphia 76ers. He is responsible for the day-to-day legal affairs of Philadelphia’s NBA basketball franchise. In […]
The Public Interest Law Center joined other Lawyers’ Committee affiliates to file an amicus brief defending nationwide injunctions with the Supreme Court in their case reviewing the Trump administration’s elimination of DACA.
