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a little cheerful news for a Monday morning!

This is incredible!! So proud to be the chair of the board Women's Law Project, which has been litigating this case for nearly a decade!! This win took so much perseverance, resilience, and creativity. Congrats to @dsc250.bsky.social & @womenslawproject.bsky.social!!!

Big win for WLP, and a reminder of the importance of state courts and state constitutions. PA, by statute, broadly prohibits Medicaid payments for abortion. That was just thrown out as a violation of PA's Equal Rights Amendment and PA Constitution's equal protection clause.

We WON our challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion!

Federal court sides with trans athletes & says Donald Trump’s executive orders aren’t law - LGBTQ Nation Minnesota school’s bylaw allowing trans athletes to play based on their gender identity still stands.

“Executive guidance and agency findings, in and of themselves, do not reflect settled law." www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/fede...

YES to ICE OUT in Philadelphia: Whttps://share.inquirer.com/UyJdZx

Josh Shapiro is suing Trump over efforts to limit mail voting and gather a national eligible voter list Pennsylvania and New Jersey are both suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order to restrict mail voting and create a national voter list.

Pennsylvania is in the fight to protect voting rights! share.inquirer.com/1LgFvi

*2pm* Trans Day of Visibility Rally at the PA State Capitol 2026 - Pennsylvanians for Welcoming and Inclusive Schools Join TAKE, PA Coalition for Trans Youth, and our many partner groups as we stand together once again at the PA State Capitol in support of trans and nonbinary people’s […]

This Sunday! Join us in Harrisburg for Trans Day of Visibility 2026! pawins.org/event/2pm-tr...

If adopted and signed into law, Tara Murtha, director of impact and engagement at @womenslawproject.bsky.social, expects the SAVE America Act to “interfere with women’s voting rights and run afoul of the 19th Amendment,” which guarantees American women the right to vote.

The official 2026 LGBTQIA+ Health Survey is here! This info helps the PA Dept of Health allocate resources. It's anonymous & confidential. survey.alchemer.com/s3/8488465/2...

PITTSBURGH: WLP attorney Jackie Perlow will speak about our trans rights & justice work this Saturday! Come out!

Pittsburgh judge again rejects DOJ access to transgender youth medical records at UPMC In an order Monday, Judge Cathy Bissoon reaffirmed her December denial of the DOJ’s subpoena to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for records.

GOOD NEWS: Judge Cathy Bissoon reaffirmed her December denial of the DOJ’s subpoena to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for records. www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

STARTING NOW: WLP will be calling for the City of Philadelphia to fund services for survivors of sexual violence. LIVESTREAM: phlcouncil.com/watch-city-c...

Thank you to our co-leads: American Association of University Women, Know Your IX, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, @endrapeoncampus.bsky.social, @equalrightsadv.bsky.social, @itsonus.bsky.social, @ssais.bsky.social, @victimrightslaw.bsky.social, &
@womenslawproject.bsky.social.

As domestic violence homicides rise in Philly, a police unit will expand to work with victims of abuse Police hope the expanded 20-member team that's part of the Office of Victim Advocacy and Engagement will lead to fewer fatalities.

Gift @inquirer.com article: 1 in 6 homicides in Philadelphia are domestic violence share.inquirer.com/nXbO7Y

🚨1 MINUTE ACTION: Urge Sen. Fetterman to oppose so-called "Save America Act" ---> actionnetwork.org/.../tell-sen...

Rep. Lisa Subeck calls for crisis pregnancy centers to disclose lack of privacy protections • Wisconsin Examiner Concerns about information being gathered about women’s reproductive health have surged in the years since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

"Unregulated pregnancy centers often look like clinics, but they aren’t held to the basic medical privacy rules"

Calls to reject ICE grow across Pa. amid national outrage over lethal tactics In the wake of lethal ICE operations in Minnesota, a growing number of local jurisdictions in Pennsylvania are calling for measures to restrict or end cooperation with federal immigration forces. Stil...

This is our power - to demand our local and state governments do not facilitate ICE's escalating brutality. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

Abortion law nerds! Can you score a perfect 10? Take the quiz and let us know how you did! lnkd.in/eg-Fpbtm

A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion. In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.

Ciji Graham is the 7th *known* abortion-ban fatality since Dobbs. www.propublica.org/article/nort...

This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case | CNN Politics This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case

[CNN con't.] -- In a perfect example of trans-baiting, both bills were passed to keep trans girls from supposedly "destroying" school sports but Becky Pepper-Jackson is the _only_ trans girl competing WV has identified just as Lindsay Hecox was the _only_ one ID had identified.

We support the transgender athletes fighting these harmful bans--> www.linkedin.com/pulse/tues-1...

100s of rapes unreported by State College police The missing data masked the true extent of the crime surrounding Penn State. The central PA department claims it was unaware of a 2013 change to what is considered rape.

"Under the old definition, 'a vast array of violent, degrading, abusive sexual assaults were excluded from the data that are used to inform the public about the prevalence of rape,' said Lila Slovak, director of WLP’s Philadelphia office." www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege...

“A vast array of violent, degrading, abusive sexual assaults were excluded from the data that are used to inform the public about the prevalence of rape,” said Lila Slovak, director of the @womenslawproject.bsky.social’s Philadelphia office.

WATCH 12/10: They want to dismantle protections against sex-based discrimination in Pennsylvania | Women's Law Project

The case was just called up! More information about the case challenging Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination protections:

This morning, PA Commonwealth Court will hear a case wherein petitioners are challenging PA's state-based protections against sex-based discrimination

Are you - or do you know - the next member of our team in Pittsburgh?? www.womenslawproject.org/employment

Philadelphia City Council will begin today's all-day hearing on the city's response to domestic violence at 10AM. Livestream: phlcouncil.com/watch-city-c...