Fairness in the Courts
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Determined whether the Fair Housing Act (FHA) authorizes “disparate impact” challenges to policies that do not explicitly discriminate on the ground of race or sex, but which have an unjustified disproportionate racial or gender impact.
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Determined the right to sue under VAWA's civil rights remedy for nonphysical violence (e.g. threats and harassment).
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The brief argues that police aressted a woman with no probable cause based on long-discredited beliefs about sexual assault.
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Determined whether an employee can bring a claim of gender stereotyping sex discrimination under Title VII even if there is coexisting evidence of sexual orientation discrimination.
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Determined whether money awarded for lost compensation constitute an element of compensatory, such that it is subject to the Civil Rights Act of 1991's statutory cap on such damages.
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This case was brought by Planned Parenthood and four doctors who were targeted and threatened by anti-choice organizations and individuals.
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Determined whether Title VII's prohibition against workplace sexual harassment applies to same-sex sexual harassment.
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Determined whether New York’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims can be tolled due to psychological disability resulting from domestic abuse.
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Challenged New York City’s Administration for Children Services’ practice of starting child neglect proceedings against battered mothers on the basis of “allowing” their children to witness domestic violence.
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Concerning the improper sentencing of a teacher who raped an underage student in Montana based on myths about sexual violence.
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Determined whether the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause prohibits a state from excluding men from a public nursing college.
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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.
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