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Federal Court Stops Trump Administration From Obtaining Transgender Patients’ Records from UPMC, Another Battle to Come

Late in the afternoon on Christmas Eve, in a first-of-its-kind victory for transgender youth and their families, a federal court in Pittsburgh granted our motion to quash a sweeping subpoena issued by the Department of Justice seeking highly sensitive medical records from UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

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Tenants Sue Large Landlord in Class Action Lawsuit Over Unsafe Conditions, Illegal Rent Collection

In August, the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) declared Upsal Garden an “unsafe structure” that posed “immediate danger or hazard to health safety and welfare” due to dangerous conditions, including a deteriorated foundation, fractured exterior masonry walls, and deteriorated interior floor joists.

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Joint Statement from the Public Interest Law Center and Education Law Center-PA on Gov. Shapiro’s FY27 Budget Proposal

All Pennsylvania children are entitled to a contemporary, effective, comprehensive public education. In his FY27 budget address today, Governor Shapiro proposed $565 million to continue closing the school funding adequacy gap, issuing a clarion call to meet Pennsylvania’s constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education.

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