Recent Press Releases
- Philadelphia City Council honors the Public Interest Law Center with a resolution marking the Law Center’s 50th Anniversary — 6/13/2019
- State Court Hears First Arguments in Challenge to Pa.’s Absentee Voting Deadline — 6/05/2019
- Life sentence without parole vacated for man with an intellectual disability in a case involving indicted detective Philip Nordo — 5/30/2019
- New Grounded in Philly online resource ecosystem will help more Philadelphians turn vacant lots into community spaces — 4/10/2019
- Trial in Pa. School Funding Lawsuit Scheduled for Summer 2020 — 12/6/2018
- Low-income Philadelphia couple forced to flee squalid conditions sues ABC Capital, one of the city’s largest landlords, for constructive eviction — 11/28/2018
- Plaintiffs Oppose Legislative Leaders’ Third Request to SCOTUS to Reinstate Pennsylvania’s Gerrymandered Map — 9/24/2018
- In victory for students, Court rules that Pa. school funding lawsuit is not moot — 8/21/2018
- In new school funding lawsuit filings, Governor Wolf says more funding is needed, while Senator Scarnati fails to dispute growing disparities — 8/07/2018
- Petitioners in Pa. school funding lawsuit report decreased classroom spending and widening inequities, leaving schools starved for resources — 7/06/2018
- In Positive Shift, Philadelphia City Agencies Transfer Land to Community Garden — 5/11/2018
- School Funding Lawsuit Will Proceed, Commonwealth Court Rules — 5/7/2018
- While Community Gardeners Conclude Legal Actions to Secure Land, Promise of Philadelphia Land Bank Remains Unfulfilled — 3/16/18
- Philadelphia Families Assert their Rights to Quality Housing in Court in Efforts to Benefit Hundreds of Low-income Tenants — 3/14/18
- U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Intervene in Pa. Redistricting Lawsuit — 2/5/18
- Petitioners File Opposition to Legislators’ Request for Stay from U.S. Supreme Court — 2/2/18
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies Legislators’ Request for Stay in Redistricting Lawsuit — 1/25/18
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Congressional Map Violates PA Constitution — 1/22/18
- Legislative Leader Wastes Voters’ and Courts’ Time, Resources in About-Face — 11/17/17
- Legislative Leaders Attempt to Further Delay Pennsylvania’s Redistricting Lawsuit — 11/16/17
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expedites Redistricting Lawsuit — 11/9/17
- Students with Disabilities Still not Receiving Appropriate Extended School Year Services — 10/23/17
- Voters Ask Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Hear Redistricting Lawsuit — 10/12/17
- Class Action Challenges Federal Detention Center of Philadelphia’s Visitation Policy as Cruel and Unconstitutional — 10/5/17
- Pa. Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory for Schoolchildren across the Commonwealth in School Funding Case — 9/28/17
- Class Action Aims to End Exploitative Eviction Practices by Collection Lawyers — 9/26/17
- Pa. General Assembly and its Leaders Seek Delay in Partisan Gerrymandering Lawsuit — 8/28/17
- Pennsylvania Voters File Lawsuit Challenging Partisan Redistricting — 6/15/17
- Voting Rights Advocates File Suit to Ensure Accountability in May Primary — 3/27/17
- School District to Improve Services for Philly Students with Disabilities During School Breaks — 2/6/17
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Staff Attorney’s Areas of Law & Policy Expertise
- Michael Churchill
Education funding, education in state constitutions, racial discrimination, civil rights law, urban policing, housing discrimination, employment discrimination - Jennifer Clarke
Voting rights, employment for ex-offenders, Medicaid access - Benjamin Geffen
Special education, employment discrimination for ex-offenders, voting rights - Ebony Griffin
Urban agriculture, community gardens, food access, vacant land reclamation, community organizing - Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg
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