On March 1, 2023, the Commission submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”), urging it to reverse a Trump-era decision to not enforce Department-wide Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letter Urging U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services to Reverse Trump-Era Decision to Not Enforce Department-Wide Non-Discrimination Protections→

On January 31, 2023, the Commission joined Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (“PMC”) and the ACLU-PA in submitting a jointly-drafted letter to the PA Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, urging Continue ReadingCommission Joins Other Stakeholders in Submitting to PA Supreme Court Proposed Amendments to Statewide Rules Governing Courts’ Collection of Fines/Costs from Defendants→

On January 5, 2023, the Commission submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) Board in response to the Board’s publication of proposed amendments to existing educational requirements for Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to PA CLE Board in Support of Strengthening Antibias Education Requirements for PA Attorneys→

On October 31, 2022, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute collaborated with the Commission and the PA Bar Association (“PBA”) to administer a CLE program, entitled “Innovative Anti-Bias Programming: A Curriculum for Continue ReadingCommission, PA Bar Association Jointly Administer CLE Program on Innovative Anti-Bias Programming in PA Law Schools→

On October 17, 2022, Executive Director McCormick and Staff Attorney Bertig served as panelists at a Pittsburgh-based Bail Reform & Pretrial Justice Town Hall and Speak Out. The event was Continue ReadingCommission Staff Participate as Panelists in Bail Reform & Pretrial Justice Town Hall and Speak Out→

On August 17, 2022, Commission staff distributed copies of its guide, entitled A Curriculum for our Times: Anti-Bias Programming for Law Students and Law Faculty, to the American Bar Association Continue ReadingCommission Publishes, Widely Distributes Guide on Innovative Anti-Bias Curricula for Law Students and Law Faculty→