Philadelphia School District Settles First Amendment Claim by Teachers

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Dec 21, 2023 | Firm News, Social Justice

PHILADELPHIA – The School District of Philadelphia has agreed to clear the records of fifty current and former teachers at the Julia R. Masterman School (“Masterman”) in Philadelphia who were disciplined and had their pay docked when they worked outside the school...

Suit Claims Philadelphia School District Violated Teachers’ First Amendment Rights When it Docked Their Pay in Response to Protest

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Sep 13, 2023 | Firm News, Social Justice

LGD filed a Class Action Complaint on behalf of two current and one former teacher at the Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia. Tannen v. The School District of Philadelphia, docket at 2:23-cv-03189 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...

Mary Catherine Roper Quoted on SCOTUS Ruling

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Jul 18, 2023 | Social Justice

Mary Catherine Roper has been quoted in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star for their coverage of the urgency of LGBTQ+ rights in Pennsylvania in the wake of the 6-3 SCOTUS ruling that freedom of expression trumps a state’s anti-discrimination laws. In its 6-3...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Ed: Cherelle Parker can do better than stop-and-frisk

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Jul 6, 2023 | Social Justice

Cherelle Parker can do better than stop-and-frisk (inquirer.com) Mary Catherine Roper, LGD attorney and former deputy legal director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, joined Danitra Sherman deputy advocacy/policy director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, in an op-ed for The...

City & State PA 2023 Pride Power 100 List

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Jun 1, 2023 | Social Justice

Mary Catherine Roper has been recognized in City & State PA Magazine’s 2023 Pride Power 100 List. This recognition honors Mary Catherine as one of the most influential figures in the state’s LGBTQ+ community. “Whether they’re directly...

Speaking Freely Podcast: Stop-and-Frisk Is A Failed Public Policy

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Apr 14, 2023 | Social Justice

Mary Catherine Roper, former deputy legal director of the ACLU of PA, joined Rev. Mark Tyler of POWER and Yahaira Galarza, a community ambassador for ACLU-PA, in a conversation about stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia on the Speaking Freely with ACLU-PA podcast. Since...