The Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission
for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
Via press release on July 5, 2024, the Commission detailed updates on and continued challenges regarding the historic move to reform indigent defense services in Pennsylvania. The press release provides Continue ReadingPress Release: Commission Details Developments and Continued Challenges in Historic Reform of Indigent Defense Services in Pennsylvania
Via press release on July 5, 2024, the Commission detailed the most recent meeting of its full membership, which occurred virtually on June 28th. During the meeting, Commission members and Continue ReadingPress Release: Commission Convenes Quarterly Meeting of its Full Membership
On Wednesday, June 12th, the Interbranch Commission submitted a letter to the PA House of Representatives in support of House Bill (“HB”) 350. The bill would codify the provisions of Continue ReadingCommission Supports Legislation to Standardize and Improve Equal Access to Legal Parentage Determinations in PA
On May 24, 2024, the Interbranch Commission joined the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (“Amici”) in filing Continue ReadingCommission, Others Submit Amicus Brief to Court in Support of Intent-Based Parentage for Children Conceived through Assistive Reproductive Technology (“ART”)
On May 6, 2024, the Interbranch Commission submitted to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee a letter in support of House Bills 610, 638, and 1817. These pieces of Continue ReadingCommission Supports Legislation to Modernize Name Change Process in Pennsylvania