Amicus Briefs
For 45 years, Legal Momentum has made historic and enduring contributions to the rights and opportunities available to women through its litigation initiatives. Legal Momentum takes a select number of cases that raise significant issues affecting the rights of women and girls across the nation. If you think your case meets our criteria, please contact us at 212.925.6635 or at caseinquiries@legalmomentum.org.
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A pro se defendant’s right to self-representation in personally cross-examining a child victim who accused him of sexual violence.
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Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause prohibit sex discrimination against transgender individuals based on nonconformity to gender stereotypes.
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The U.S. District Court erred in denying Plaintiffs’ class-action motion by failing to consider the anecdotal evidence submitted to prove companywide bias practices.
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Concerned the sexual harassment and sex discrimination at work based on rumors of a female employee "sleeping with her male boss to obtain promotions."
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Wisconsin's multiple laws to prohibit domestic abusers’ access to firearms are not preempted by the federal Communications Decency Act.
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Congress’ Religious Exemption Rule and Moral Exemption Rule, which exempt nearly every employer with a religious or moral objection from complying with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement to provide coverage for comprehensive preventive health care services, violate the Constitution’s guarantees of liberty and equal protection under the law.
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Concerned the custody of the infant child after a domestic violence dispute between the parents.
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Argue that UMW violated Title IX by taking no action to investigate cyber harassment on campus.
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G.G., a transgender highschool student, sued the Gloucester County School Board for a Title IX violation, after the board instituted a policy designed to prevent him from using boys' restrooms.
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Determined whether the treatment from the employer to a pregnant employee violates the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.