HB 972 would ensure fairness for all in sports by allowing everyone to compete based on their sex. (HARRISBURG, PA) The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee just passed by a 7-4 vote the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, House Bill 972, which will preserve a fair...
Take Action: Contact PHRC to Oppose New Guidelines That Threaten Your Religious Freedom and Privacy Rights The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC), an unelected group of nine commissioners appointed by the governor, is proposing to circumvent state law...
The school board cover-up being brought to light in Loudoun County, Virginia is an alarming wake-up call to some bureaucrats, school boards, and parents who until recently might not have taken issue with the so-called “bathroom policies” sweeping the nation. You...
By Thomas Shaheen - Vice President for Policy, PA Family Council Two Pennsylvania high-school girls were among those testifying at a hearing on August 4th before the PA House Education Committee regarding the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act; state legislation...
The Independence Law Center today filed an amici brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of students in the Boyertown Area School District and Wayne Highlands School District. The brief describes how students have been sexually harassed and violated...
The Equality Act is an effort to create a special class in law based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGI), which would penalize Americans for their beliefs about marriage and biological sex. Even without such laws, large corporations...
One of the first actions by President Joe Biden on his Inauguration Day was signing an executive order on “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” Included in his order: “Children should be able to learn...
Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect yet Senate Bill 224, Senate Bill 614 and House Bill 1404 would harm good people. Protections for religious freedom and privacy rights here in Pennsylvania are in jeopardy with a renewed push to change...
The Independence Law Center today expressed disappointment with today’s announcement by the US Supreme Court rejecting its appeal in the personal privacy case involving students in the Boyertown Area School District. The case, Joel Doe et al. v. Boyertown Area...
***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....