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June 30th, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Idaho ban on transgender students playing on a team based on gender identity. They heard oral arguments on January 13, 2026, in Little v. Hecox, a landmark case evaluating the constitutionality of Idaho’s controversial 2020 Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. The high-stakes legal battle centers on House Bill 500, state legislation that categorically bans transgender women and girls as well as intersex girls from partic

The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that anyone born in the United States is a citizen of this country. Written after the Civil War, the Citizenship Clause states plainly: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States…” For more than a century, this principle of birthright citizenship has been upheld by the courts, including the US Supreme Court, with onl

Back in March, we shared encouraging news about the momentum behind Pennsylvania's Family Care Act and what it could mean for working families across the Commonwealth. If you missed that update, you can read it here: Did the Family Care Act Just Pass? Today, we're excited to share another important milestone! The Senate version of the Family Care Act, SB906, passed out of the Labor and Industry Committee with a 9-2 vote and now advances to the full Senate for a vote. This is

A significant step toward advancing equity in Pennsylvania was taken this week as the Pennsylvania House passed legislation that would expand protections for LGBTQ+ individuals across the Commonwealth. The Fairness Act would update Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Act to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. If enacted, it would make it unlawful to deny individuals access to housing, employment, or public accommodation