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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.
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):
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.
Mahmoud v. Taylor: A Major Victory for Parents’ Rights
Today the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision for parents’ rights and religious freedom in Mahmoud v. Taylor, siding 6-3 with religious parents who sought to opt their children out of classroom materials that directly contradicted their deeply held faith convictions.
Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: Defunding Abortion Providers
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important 6-3 decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic that paves the way for states to defund abortion providers. The Court ruled that private individuals and organizations do not have a right to sue states under the Medicaid Act’s “any willing provider” provision just because they do not get to use their favored healthcare provider. The decision allows states to defund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs.