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 Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsChild AbuseJoined Amicus Brief: A pro se defendant’s right to self-representation in personally cross-examining a child victim who accused him of sexual violence.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsImmigration | International Human RightsJoined Amicus Brief: Challenged President Trump’s Executive Order 13780, which placed limits on travel to the U.S. from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.
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Equal Educational Opportunities | Fairness in the CourtsSex-Based Classification | LGBTQ+ RightsJoined Amicus Brief: G.G., a transgender highschool student, sued the Gloucester County School Board for a Title IX violation after they instituted a policy designed to prevent him from using boys' restrooms.
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Fairness in the CourtsLGBTQ+ RightsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined if the First Amendment justifies a commercial business’s refusal to serve a customer in a protected group.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether the Lautenberg amendment applies to individuals convicted of a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" with "recklessness" mens rea.
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Fairness in the CourtsPublic Benefits and PovertyJoined Amicus Brief: Addresses whether tax credits mandated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) apply in states that did not establish an ACA health insurance marketplace.
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Fairness in the CourtsAuthored Amicus Brief: Legal Momentum supports Appellee in seeking affirmance of the district court's decision that private plaintiffs can obtain equitable relief under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsChild AbuseAuthored Amicus Brief: Concerning the improper sentencing of a teacher who raped an underage student in Montana based on myths about sexual violence.
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Fairness in the CourtsPublic Benefits and Poverty | Racial JusticeAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether the Fair Housing Act (FHA) authorizes “disparate impact” challenges to policies that do not explicitly discriminate on the ground of race or sex, but which have an unjustified disproportionate racial or gender impact.
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Fairness in the CourtsAuthored Amicus Brief: This brief is in support of relief for petitioner based on prosecutorial misconduct due to prosecutor’s focus during trial on petitioner's sexual involvements with men other than her husband.