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Case Updates ***Thank you to those who share and support this effort to restore our God-given right to earn a living and end discriminatory practices to restore merit-based opportunities to all Americans.*** Case Summary: This case argues that Pennsylvania’s requirement that bar applicants must have graduated from an ABA law school is purposefully discriminatory and unconstitutional. Alex petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the rule violates the God-given fundamental right to earn a living (to work in one’s chosen occupation) and the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case shows the history of Pennsylvania… Read more: U.S. Supreme Court Petition to Admit All Qualified Applicants to the Bar and Improve Access to Justice

The Texas Supreme Court issues a Preliminary Approval to Remove the ABA Monopoly in Law School access to the Texas Bar! Big News in the #MeritOverMonopoly Access to the Bar Effort After receiving many comments on the matter, including my PA Supreme Court Petition, the Texas Supreme Court Justices have decided to remove the ABA’s monopoly concerning which law school graduates can access the bar, and will likely issue further guidance in the coming months. Great progress for the third-largest bar in the country. We need more of this and are awaiting the PA Supreme Court’s decision in my case.… Read more: Supreme Court of Texas Grants a Win for the Merit Over Monopoly Fight to Access the State’s Bar

Prior to the opening of the polls on November 5th for the 2024 presidential election, Franklin County, PA, election officials prepared the 73 polling locations with required ballots, materials, and signage for the start of voting. The county Elections Board trained poll officials in their mandatory duties and instructed them on preparing the required items and signs at each polling location to facilitate voting. While county officials prepared polling locations, each major party, Democrats and Republicans, sent poll watchers to the polls and election integrity representatives to the main county canvassing location in Chambersburg. These party representatives were present throughout… Read more: Election Integrity: Defending Voter Free Speech Rights at Polling Locations Across Franklin County, PA

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) development is rapidly exceeding what the average person can easily comprehend, with organizations in every sector figuring out new ways of implementing enhanced AI capabilities to improve operations, products, or services. The passage of the European Union’s (EU) AI Act and Colorado’s AI Act (CAIA) in early 2024 marked what has been touted as comprehensive protection against AI harms.[1] These protections aimed to prevent discrimination and bias from AI decisions about individuals interacting with important systems like critical infrastructure, education, employment, public and private services, and law enforcement.[2] While decision-making regarding critical services is important, AI… Read more: Addressing Gaps in AI Law: Reasonably Protecting Children and Adults from Generative AI Created Harmful Content

The lack of access to justice in Pennsylvania plaguing low-income and minority residents continues to grow. Over the last 20 years, the Pennsylvania General Assembly led multiple legislative investigations, reports, and actions to combat the adverse effects of residents’ lack of access to the legal system. However, while legal aid programs exist to help those in poverty, most of their needs and those of the middle class are left unaddressed when it comes to legal support due to a lack of lawyers available to assist. In the interest of advancing equal justice for all, our state must adopt a more… Read more: Access to Justice in Pennsylvania: Bar Discrimination Limits Attorney Licensing and Residents’ Legal Assistance