On April 18th, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Gerald Groff, a Lancaster County native who was refused any religious accommodation while working at the United States Postal Service. More and more Americans are joining in...
On February 21, 2023, the Independence Law Center, along with First Liberty Institute, Baker Botts, LLP, and Church State Council, filed their opening brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of former mail carrier Gerald Groff. “No employee should be forced to...
Today, the PA Supreme Court is hearing a monumental case that could change the course of history in our state. Today, the state's high court hears arguments for Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. PA Department of Human Services. When looking at the facts, this...
Retired Judge, Cheryl Allen, to observe today’s oral arguments in-person and will be available for interviews. (PITTSBURGH, PA) Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. PA Department of Human...
U.S. Supreme Court protects rights of high school football coach who was wrongly fired for brief prayer (HARRISBURG, PA) In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Coach Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who was fired for taking a knee...
Independence Law Center has filed an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in another critical case for religious freedom and free speech rights throughout the nation. The case, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, began with founder Lorie Smith, a web designer and owner of...
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling granting a stay against the OSHA vaccine mandate constitutes a crucial safeguard that protects our liberty from an unaccountable bureaucracy going forward. The Court ruled against the OSHA vaccine mandate and in accordance with the...
The state of Alaska recently made an egregious human rights error. After the Alaska Family Council worked to pass several pro-life bills, the Alaska State Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. They nullified laws requiring parental notice before minors undergo...
If COVID gets solved at the state level, as President Biden says, states would protect religious liberty far better than unaccountable federal bureaucrats (HARRISBURG, PA) Pennsylvania Family Council joined thirty other family...
Momentum is favoring the preborn child. Last week, SB 956 formally took shape. It is a “Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, providing that there is no right to abortion or funding for an abortion.” This bill and the...