On Friday, February 22, Tom Shaheen, Vice President for Policy for Pennsylvania Family Institute, was part of a roundtable discussion this morning (Friday, February 22nd) to discuss the topic of human trafficking, centered on Rep. Seth Grove's Buyer Beware Act...
***UPDATE: The review of the Boyertown student privacy lawsuit by the U.S Supreme Court was scheduled for today (Friday, February 22nd). However, the court chose to reschedule consideration of the case. We do not yet have a new date, but will keep you updated....
By: Dan Bartkowiak The first stop is in the bag for Lt. Governor John Fetterman’s Weed Tour, oops – his “Listening Tour” – and here are my takeaways from attending the tour stop in Harrisburg. 1. The tour is a public relations ploy aimed at giving the Wolf...
https://www.facebook.com/PAFamily/posts/10156710790486469 Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It's an evil business, one that largely operates underground. Its victims are real and have to live with the dire consequences. And it happens...
High school students ask nation's highest court to intervene and protect their fundamental right to privacy (November 19, 2018) Today the Harrisburg-based Independence Law Center and the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a petition for review before the U.S. Supreme...
Pennsylvania's 2017-2018 legislative session has come to a close. Here are three notes on legislative items we were following: Pennsylvania becomes a Safe Harbor State. Senate Bill 554 passed unanimously and will now provide specialized services to victims of sex...
Bypassing the PA General Assembly, an unelected Commission is changing the way it views the word “sex” in Pennsylvania’s civil rights law, raising serious concerns for religious freedom and personal privacy. PA Human Relations Commission (PHRC), a group of nine...
It's hard to see how we're "driving equality efforts" by Governor Tom Wolf's latest decision. On June 19, State Representative Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) posted a formal picture of him giving the middle finger to Vice President Mike Pence, which garnered national...
On Thursday, May 24, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled against student privacy in Doe v. Boyertown Area School District. Six courageous students from the Boyertown Area School District have been forced to defend their right to personal...
Imagine this: You're Mary Smith (fictitious name), one of the students in the Boyertown student privacy court case. Every time you go into the girls bathroom you wonder if whether there's a boy in there. You have already had a personal encounter with a boy in the...