The Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission
for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
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
Via press release on May 3, 2024, the Commission celebrated the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to decline to hear an appeal from a Pennsylvania lawyer challenging Pennsylvania Rule Continue ReadingPress Release: Commission Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Declining to Hear Challenge to PA Rule 8.4(g)
On April 22, 2024, the Commission submitted comments on proposed statewide rules published by the PA Supreme Court’s Criminal Procedural Rules Committee. The rules were proposed in response to the Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to Court on Proposed Criminal Procedural Rules re Reduction, Waiver of Court Fines and Costs