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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Equal Educational OpportunitiesJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether a state athletic association acts “under color of” state law, 42 U.S.C. §1983, and is therefore subject to constitutional scrutiny.
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Fairness in the CourtsSex-Based Classification | LGBTQ+ RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Considered the constitutionality of a Washington state ban on same-sex marriage.
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Fairness in the CourtsReproductive RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of a law requiring parental notice for minor's abortion, where the law has no exception for medical emergencies.
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Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether an employer violated federal anti-discrimination law when it responded to an employee's sexual harassment complaint by transferring her to a less desirable job and later suspending her without pay.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined if victim's statements made to 911 or police can be used as evidence in criminal prosecutions where victim does not testify without violating a criminal defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause of U.S. Constitution.
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Violence Against Women and Girls | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the availability of unemployment insurance under New York law for a victim of domestic violence who leaves her job to relocate in order to escape abuser.
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Fairness in the CourtsLGBTQ+ RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Considered the constitutionality of New Jersey's ban on same sex marriage.
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Anti-Choice ViolenceJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the application of certain federal criminal statutes to violence and obstructive conduct aimed at abortion clinics, their patients and doctors.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsJoined Amicus Brief: Addressed whether state-supported shelters for domestic violence that do not admit adult men violate equal protection or other rights of men.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsInternational Human RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether a victim of domestic violence can sue police officers for failing to enforce an order of protection.
