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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Determined whether a victim of domestic violence can sue police officers for failing to enforce an order of protection.
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Determined the right of a female laborer to bring claims of sex discrimination for being forced by her employer to do the most menial work on a job site while being denied more lucrative opportunities
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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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Concerned a wife's right to her husband's pension upon divorce even if he lost his job due to a restraining order she obtained to protect herself against his abuse.
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Determined whether an employer violates federal anti-discrimination law (Title VII) by excluding contraceptives from a prescription drug plan that covers other prescriptions.
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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, the federal law banning sex discrimination in education.
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Determined whether denying same-sex couples the right to marry violated the Oregon Constitution.
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Concerned whether rape and attempted rape by a spouse can be considered "extreme cruelty" under VAWA's immigrant protection provisions.
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Determined the constitutionality of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) in light of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Morrison.
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Determined whether welfare recipients who must work in public "workfare" jobs in order to receive welfare benefits are protected against sexual harassment and discrimination in those jobs by Title VII, the federal law against employment discrimination.