Phila’s Land Bank is a crucial tool for turning vacant lots into community gardens, green spaces, & urban farms. By making land accessible, we can fight food insecurity, create gathering spaces, & empower residents to transform their neighborhoods. More: loom.ly/owLcsII

NEW: Bentley Manor tenants are fighting back! Rep'd by the Public Interest Law Center & pro bono partners Hausfeld, 3 residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Odin Properties LLC, alleging unsafe conditions & illegal rent collection. More at: pubintlaw.org

Since our landmark trial victory, Pennsylvania has begun addressing the $4.5B adequacy gap, including a $500M increase in the education budget. As a result, Wilkes-Barre schools are finally gaining the resources students and faculty need to thrive. More at loom.ly/k0wQNdo

“I want my piece of heaven to be my piece of heaven,” Dawn Colbourne, lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Philadelphia landlord Odin Properties, told WHYY. Read the full article here: loom.ly/u1r2Dbg

Statement from the Public Interest Law Center

Statement in response to the President’s March 22, 2025 memorandum threatening lawyers: conta.cc/4kTIJGt

Law Center legal director Mimi McKenzie and senior attorney Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, both Penn Carey Law alum, were featured in the latest issue of the @PennCareyLaw Journal. Read the full article here: loom.ly/Ta-Gt4Y

Pro Bono is Power. And it’s under threat. Today, together with the Lawyers’ Committee and other affiliates, we are speaking out against Executive Orders that put that work in danger. Read the full amicus briefs on our website: loom.ly/rXVeguA

Earlier this month, the Law Center welcomed our newest staff attorney, Meghan Binford. She began her career as a staff attorney at the Defender Association of Philadelphia where she represented hundreds of clients. Welcome Meghan!

We're proud to say we're partnering up with Lift Every Voice Philly again! RSVP link for budget training: loom.ly/j7b1gvA RSVP link for special ed clinic: loom.ly/rQe3IaA

In this moment, as the rule of law faces unprecedented challenges, National Law Day of Action feels particularly important. Today, we join our colleagues across the country as we reaffirm our oath to defend judicial independence and the independence of the legal profession.

A surge of taxpayer money approved last year to help students in Pennsylvania’s poorest schools is being used by dozens of districts to pay growing charter school bills that officials say are imperiling their budgets. Read the story on Spotlight PA here: loom.ly/myro1KA

We're working day and night to protect the rights of people all across the state of PA. Stay in the loop by signing up today at: pubintlaw.org/newsletter

The Public Interest Law Center is accepting applications for a postgraduate public interest fellowship that would start in the fall of 2026. Find information on the application and proposal process at pubintlaw.org/fellowships

We’re thrilled to welcome our summer legal interns to the Public Interest Law Center. These aspiring attorneys bring talent, passion, and a deep commitment to justice. We look forward to working alongside them as they gain hands-on experience advancing civil rights and equity.

📣 The fight for fair housing and economic justice is far from over. The U.S. DOJ is seeking to terminate a hard-fought consent decree that has driven real progress in Newark—progress that helps counteract generations of redlining. 🔗 Read more: pubintlaw.org/cases-and-proj…

Breaking: We won! We were proud to represent voters in this case alongside ACLU of Pennsylvania and Dechert LLP. Read more about our voting work on our website: loom.ly/Mb8w1ps

Civil rights groups are taking action to block the U.S. DOJ's premature termination of a federal consent order that holds ESSA Bank & Trust accountable for alleged discriminatory redlining in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Learn More: loom.ly/_zRytCI

BREAKING: We’ve filed a civil rights complaint with the PA Human Relations Commission on behalf of Philadelphia firefighter Bariq Fluellen, who has faced harassment and threats for wearing a culturally significant and protective hairstyle. Read More here: pubintlaw.org/cases-and-proj…

In 2023, the Commonwealth Court found that Pennsylvania’s school funding system violates the constitutional rights of children across the state. Now, lawmakers have to fix it.