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 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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Violence Against Women and GirlsDomestic Violence and Children | Parental RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Challenged the distinction between minor, or “de minimus,” and “classic” incidents of domestic violence.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the right to sue a state university under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment for violating the Equal Pay Act.
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Fairness in the CourtsLGBTQ+ RightsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether denying same-sex couples the right to marry violated Vermont's marriage statutes and/or Vermont's Common Benefits Clause.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsDomestic Violence and ChildrenJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether a family court judge erred in refusing to consider whether a protective order could exclude a batterer from a home.
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Equal Educational Opportunities | Violence Against Women and GirlsChild AbuseJoined Amicus Brief: The plaintiff alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a junior high school teacher for approximately two years. She sued her school under Title IX and various school officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for due process violations.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether a judge in a rape case should instruct the jury that the defendant made a reasonable mistake as to whether or not the victim had, in fact, consented to sexual contact.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsVAWA Civil Rights RemedyAuthored Amicus Brief: Addressed the constitutionality of the Violence Against Women Act civil rights remedy.
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Equal Educational OpportunitiesRacial JusticeJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether the NCAA is covered by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Equal Educational OpportunitiesJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the right to sue schools for peer-to-peer sexual harassment under Title IX.