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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Violence Against Women and Girls | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentImmigration | Public Benefits and PovertyAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether the State of Washington can terminate state-funded food assistance to lawfully present immigrants who are ineligible for federally-funded food assistance due to their immigrant status.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentSex-Based ClassificationJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether Wal-Mart's female employees should be treated as a nationwide class in a Title VII suit against their employer.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsImmigration | Parental RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of Arizona's controversial immigration law, Senate Bill 1070 (S.B. 1070).
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentRacial JusticeJoined Amicus Brief: Determined that the requirements for the timely filing of federal employment discrimination claims are regulated by the facts of the case, not a bright-line rule.
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Fairness in the CourtsImmigrationJoined Amicus Brief: Challenged anti-immigration laws in Hazelton, Pennsylvania.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether the federal domestic violence misdemeanor gun ban law—the Lauternberg Amendment—requires a domestic relationship between the offender and the victim.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentRights of Pregnant WomenJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether an employer violates Title VII when, in making post-Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) eligibility determinations for pension and benefits, the employer does not restore service credit lost by female employees when they took pregnancy leaves under pre-PDA policies.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentAuthored Amicus Brief: Concerning the hiring and retention of female employees as school custodians.
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Fairness in the Courts | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether workers who provide information during an employer’s investigation of a sexual harassment are protected from retaliation by federal law.
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Equal Educational OpportunitiesJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination by federally funded educational institutions, precludes claims of unconstitutional gender discrimination in the schools.
