Amicus Briefs
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Through its litigation initiatives, Legal Momentum has made historic and enduring contributions to the rights and opportunities available to women. This is often accomplished through participation in cases as amicus curiae ("friend of the court"). Amici are groups or individuals who are not parties to the case but have particular expertise in the issues at its heart. They bring their expertise to the court in the form of an amicus brief to inform the court’s deliberations. Each year Legal Momentum writes and joins numerous amicus briefs in cases dealing with issues central to our mission.
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Reproductive Rights | Anti-Choice ViolenceAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the Constitutionality of a Colorado statute that protects women’s access to reproductive health services by making it unlawful for an individual to knowingly come closer than eight feet to a person without consent.
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Reproductive RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of a Nebraska statute that criminalized the performance of a wide range of abortion procedures, including the so-called "partial birth abortions."
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Reproductive Rights | Public Benefits and PovertyAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether the New Mexico Constitution's Equal Rights Amendment prohibited a state ban on Medicaid funding for medically necessary abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or medical necessity.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentReproductive Rights | Public Benefits and PovertyJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of Florida's ban on Medicaid funding for abortion except in cases of rape or incest.
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Reproductive Rights | Anti-Choice ViolenceAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances law, or FACE, which prohibits obstructing ingress and egress at reproductive health facilities.
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Reproductive RightsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of an Ohio law that placed restrictions on abortion after fetal viability.
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Fairness in the CourtsReproductive Rights | Anti-Choice ViolenceAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether anti-abortion protesters who obstruct access to abortion clinics violate 42 U.S.C. 1985(3).
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Reproductive RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether a state can impose restrictions on abortions, such as waiting periods and parental consent, without violating Roe v. Wade.