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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Fairness in the CourtsSex-Based Classification | LGBTQ+ RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether a criminal statute against same-sex sexual relations violated constitutional rights of lesbians and gay men.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentSex-Based Classification | Public Benefits and PovertyAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to the states under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of New York State's anti-stalking statute.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether the EEOC has the authority to pursue individual remedies in court when the individual employee has signed a mandatory arbitration agreement.
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Fairness in the CourtsSex-Based ClassificationJoined Amicus Brief: Considered whether the Fraternal Order of Eagles' scope of operations made it a "public accommodation" under state law, forbidding it to discriminate against female members.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsImmigrationJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether it was proper for a court to hold the victim of domestic violence in contempt of a court order issued to protect her when she reunited with her abuser.
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Fairness in the CourtsAnti-Choice ViolenceJoined Amicus Brief: 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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Fairness in the CourtsPublic Benefits and PovertyAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the right to an innocent tenant defense in public housing to protect innocent tenants from eviction for crimes committed by family or persons known to them.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentRacial Justice | International Human RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the Constitutionality of an affirmative action program targeted at economically and socially disadvantaged small business owners.
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Fairness in the CourtsRacial JusticeJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether disparate impact regulations adopted by federal agencies to effectuate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are enforceable by private litigants in actions for declaratory and injunctive relief.
