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...
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...
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...
Since our country’s inception, we have enjoyed the unique ability to freely exercise our faith. The U.S. was founded on this principle, as our founding fathers knew it was necessary for human flourishing. Too often we find the right to religious freedom being...
A Conversation with Randall Wenger, Chief Counsel – Independence Law Center Randall Wenger has spent decades defending religious liberty. Whether it’s advising a parent on what to do with a school situation or gaining a religious liberty win for Lancaster County...
In response to concerned Pennsylvanians' thoughts on the so-called Equality Act, Senator Casey has shared a response detailing his support for the bill. Spread the word to friends and family and tell them to take action here: pafamily.org/equality While the...
First Amendment rights include the ability to gather for worship and COVID-19 does not erase this right. (HARRISBURG, PA) By a substantial margin, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today voted to pass House Bill 2530, and protect the right of...
Catholic charity organization, the Little Sisters of the Poor, is back in the news this week, not for the over 13,000 elderly poor they serve in 31 countries, but because pro-abortion government officials are trying to force them to pay for contraception (which is...
Pennsylvania Family Council, joining over 30 other Family Policy Councils from around the country, signed on to a brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in what will be one of the most influential cases in a generation on the rights to religious freedom....