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Fact Sheet
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August 18, 2025
Constitutionality of Eliminating Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Mandates
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended eliminating nonmedical exemptions from school vaccine mandates. It explicitly urges state and local governments to target religious exemptions, claiming—without basis—that no ”major world religious traditions” oppose vaccination, and characterizes those who do as fringe “small communities.”
News Release
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July 23, 2025
AFPI Policy Leadership Delivers Comprehensive Analysis of One Big Beautiful Bill Act, A Historic America First Legislative Victory
Complimenting the tireless work of President Trump and lawmakers in Congress on the OBBB, which was signed into law on the Fourth of July, AFPI policy experts are releasing a detailed analysis of critical America First provisions that will deliver meaningful change to millions of families across our great Nation.
Statement
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July 7, 2025
AFPI Pennsylvania Applauds Senate Bill 9 Discharge Resolution
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI-PA) applauds the discharge resolution introduced to bring Senate Bill 9 (SB9) Save Women’s Sports Act out of the House Education Committee to the full House floor for a vote. This critical legislation, which passed the Pennsylvania Senate with bipartisan support, is essential to protecting the integrity, fairness, and safety of women’s and girls’ sports in the Commonwealth.
Statement
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July 1, 2025
AFPI Applauds Historic University of Pennsylvania Resolution
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Stacey Schieffelin, Chair of America First Women’s Initiative and Jessica Steinmann, Executive General Counsel and co-chair of the AFPI’s Center for Litigation, celebrating the historic resolution reached between the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights & University of Pennsylvania (UPenn):
Case Insight
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June 27, 2025
Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: Protecting Kids from Online Harm
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant 6-3 decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton that allows states to require age verification for websites hosting sexually explicit and harmful material. The Court ruled that the First Amendment permits states to enforce measures designed to protect minors from accessing online pornography, provided these laws impose only incidental burdens on adults’ constitutionally protected speech.
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