As part of the Philadelphia Project, the Law Center represents individual students and parents to enforce their rights. K.R., a kindergarten student, sought assistance from the Law Center when Discovery Charter School in Philadelphia attempted to force him out of the school and into a highly restrictive environment exclusively for students with serious emotional disturbance.
On October 3, 2012, the Law Center filed a RTK request to obtain documents that show what MCO subcontractors are paying dental providers because the information about the subcontractors was not known at the time of the initial request.
The Law Center is pleased to announce the election of Lea Knight to the Board of Directors. Ms. Knight has 19 years of professional experience combining strategic financial expertise with business development, operations, and P&L management.
The Law Center and its partner organizations are thrilled to announce that City Councilman Brian O’Neill will amend Bill 120917 to restore community gardens and market or community supported farms
The Law Center is proud to join local institutions working to support community gardening and market farming in the Campaign for Healthier Foods and Greener Spaces. The Campaign issued a press release on January 15, 2013 to urge residents to contact district and at–large council members and ask them to vote down City Council Bill […]
Saturday, March 30, 2013, 10:30-11:45 a.m., at 525 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
Demonstrating the importance of its caseload in raising cutting edge legal issues on behalf of clients otherwise unable to have access to the courts, the Public Interest Law Center and its pro bono partners during the span of one week — the week beginning December 17, 2012 — filed four briefs in the Third Circuit […]
On December 21, 2012, the Law Center’s Director, Jennifer Clarke, wrote to Senator Casey expressing the Law Center’s sorrow for the Sandy Hook tragedy and offering support to Senator Casey during the national call to action:
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:00am-4:30pm Wannamaker Building, 10th Floor, Suite 1010, Philadelphia
Friday November 30, 2012 12pm-1:30pm Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel, Horizons Rooftop Ballroom 201 North 17th Street, Philadelphia
