Last Friday (August 12), Donald Trump told a nearly all-white crowd in Altoona, Pennsylvania that he was concerned about voter fraud in their state. In dog-whistle language he said he’d “heard some stories about...
** Indicates new or updated legislation Civil Rights & Liberties The Iowa Senate passed SF 2284 which would make it a hate crime to commit an offense against a person because that person identifies...
Crisis Pregnancy Center Fraud Prevention Act: The City of Oakland, California recently enacted a truth-in-advertising law that addresses fraud by crisis pregnancy centers, which are anti-abortion offices masquerading as medical clinics. The Oakland statute is...
by Alexandra Didenko, PLI Policy Intern Nowadays we get used to hearing that women can do or be anything. In fact, that’s true only in theory. Certainly, the role of women has increased in...
Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act: While the 2009 federal CARD Act imposed restrictions on prepaid gift cards, states can still prohibit expiration dates and fees, and require that customers can get cash when the...
by Gloria Totten and Aimee Arrambide, Op-Ed in the Austin American-Statesman After last month’s milestone decision by the Supreme Court to strike down anti-abortion laws in Texas, there was a communal sigh of relief...
HIGHLIGHTS Delaware HB 316 which was signed by the governor will prohibit discrimination of an employee, or potential employee, based on reproductive health decisions. See the model legislation, Keep Bosses Out of the Bedroom...
Texas can’t get enough of harassing women over abortion by PLI President Gloria Totten and Program Manager Aimee Arrambide After last month’s milestone decision by the Supreme Court to strike down anti-abortion laws in...
Medical Equity Now: PLI just published a brand new book of model legislation revealing the hypocrisy of abortion restrictions. This resource contains seven bills that can be used to make the point that legislative...
by Aimee Z. Arrambide, JD Program Manager & Reproductive Rights Policy Specialist My father was an obstetrician-gynecologist in Texas. Shortly after Roe v. Wade, until he passed away ten years ago, my father performed...