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 CourtsLGBTQ+ RightsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of state anti-sodomy laws.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether a court could reverse a ruling of discrimination on the grounds that the lower court findings were clearly erroneous.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentSex-Based ClassificationAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether the AFL-CIO violated Title VII by compensating employees in predominantly-female jobs at a lower rate than employees in predominantly-male jobs.
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Equal Educational OpportunitiesJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether an entire university is subject to Title IX if only one particular university program receives federal funds.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentSex-Based ClassificationAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibited employers from offering the option of receiving retirement benefits from companies that paid lower monthly retirement benefits to women than to men.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentSex-Based ClassificationAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether an organization is considered place of public accommodation when its purpose is to build relationships that would advance leadership skills, and therefore cannot discriminate on the basis of sex.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentRacial JusticeAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined evidence requirements to prove discriminatory intent in a prima facie discrimination case under Title VII for discrimination in promotion.
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Fairness in the CourtsSex-Based ClassificationAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause prohibits a state from excluding men from a public nursing college.
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Fairness in the Courts | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of state “head and master” laws, which deem the husband “master” of all marital property and allows him to control marital property without his wife’s consent.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsJoined Amicus Brief: Concerning the NYC Police Department’s practice of refusing to arrest men who beat their wives and family court clerks refusing to allow battered women to seek Orders of Protection against their husbands.
