Fairness in the Courts
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Determined whether the U.S. government violated international human rights treaties by failing to protect an individual from—and provide a remedy for—domestic violence, when local law enforcement failed to do so.
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This case, the first sexual harassment class action to reach federal court, determined whether the person appointed to determine the damages owed to the victims of a workplace sexual harassment case committed legal errors in his discovery report.
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Legal Momentum, with the Purple Campaign, the National Women's Law Center, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, were joined by 42 organizations in filing an Amicus Brief in the Fourth Circuit in support of Appellant Jane Roe in Roe v United States of America, et al. The amicus brief details the pervasive sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, and retaliation to which Roe was subjected to from early 2018 through March 2019 when she was constructively discharged from her position. The brief urges the Court to reverse the lower court's decision and "affirm that its own employees are entitled to the Constitutional guarantee of the right to work in an environment free from sexual harassment and other workplace discrimination.
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Regarding whether a survivor of domestic violence can proceed anonymously in litigation when they face a credible risk to their safety.
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Determined whether a person who is retaliated against for complaining of sex discrimination in federally-funded education programs may bring a lawsuit for damages under Title IX.
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Determined whether a domestic violence survivor could remove her name from the electronic court record of an eviction complaint to prevent adverse impacts on future house opportunities.
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Determined the parental rights of a non-biological lesbian co-parent after she and the biological co-parent are no longer partners.
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Determined whether a victim of domestic violence may be penalized for "failure to produce records" in an eminent domain suit, where she had lost access to her records when fleeing from her abusive husband.
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Determined the right of a non-biological lesbian mother in Tennessee to visitation with children she raised with her former partner.
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In this case, the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional right of immigrant parents to care for, have custody of, and control over their children. The Court ruled that Maria Luis, a Guatemalan woman, should not lose custody of her children because she was deported from the United States.
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Dermined the legality under Ohio law of prosecuting woman for child abuse for ingesting cocaine during pregnancy that was present in newborn child.
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Determined whether a landlord's eviction of an organization serving transgendered clients, after the organization refused landlord's demand to bar these clients from common areas of the building, including the entrance and the restrooms, constitutes sex discrimination under New York law.
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