Designed to acquaint women considering a divorce with general information about divorce and the law. Provides women, regardless of circumstances surrounding their divorce, with knowledge and resources to help ensure that their children, health, finances and safety are secure.
Fairness in the Courts
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A two-day model curriculum that focuses on dealing fairly with sexual assault cases, especially nonstranger rapes. It invites judges to consider how this research on adult victim sexual assault relates to their responsibilities as leaders in the criminal justice system and the community.
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Provides information and resources for dealing with sexual harassment in housing situations. Includes information on the Fair Housing Act, procedures for filing complaints, and lists of Department of Housing offices and related organizations.
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Provides information and resources about developing a court-watch program for domestic violence and/or rape and sexual assault cases in your community. This information can also help individuals interested in establishing a court-watch program for any issue.
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This article explores gender bias among custody evaluators in all types of custody disputes, and the need for uniform evaluation instruments. Originally published in The Judges' Journal, Winter 2003, at 10.
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A short guide explaining some things to keep in mind during your search for an attorney, including where to start, how to make a wise choice, an introduction to the client-attorney relationship, and what to do if you cannot afford an attorney.
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An introduction to the judicial complaint process, which may be used when an individual believes that a judge presiding over her/his case acted inappropriately.
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A 15-point implementation plan to achieve gender fairness in the courts from the Gender Fairness Strategies Project and NJEP. This manual provides a guide to integrate and institutionalize strategies to address gender fairness and access in the courts.
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This model curriculum for prosecutors, developed with the American Prosecutors Research Institute, provides prosecutors with tools for successful sex crimes prosecutions, especially nonstranger rapes.
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Determined whether applying a housing complex's "zero tolerance for violence" policy by threatening a person with eviction for having been the victim of domestic violence unlawfully discriminates on the basis of sex.
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A 2001 speech published in the Women's Rights Law Report about California's innovation in gender justice in the courts.
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Legal Momentum served as co-counsel in this case, which determined whether it is constitutional, under the Equal Protection Clause, to enforce different requirements for citizenship on an out-of-wedlock child who is born abroad to a U.S. citizen, depending upon whether the U.S. citizen is the child's mother or father.