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 GirlsInternational Human Rights | Domestic Violence and ChildrenAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether domestic violence can present a “grave risk” of harm to children within the meaning of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
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Fairness in the CourtsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment allows states to be sued for violating the ADA and allows Congress to enforce the ADA against states.
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Fairness in the CourtsPublic Benefits and Poverty | Rights of Pregnant WomenJoined Amicus Brief: Concerned a federal habeas petition filed by a woman serving a five-year prison sentence for using crack cocaine when she was pregnant.
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Fairness in the CourtsPublic Benefits and Poverty | Rights of Pregnant WomenAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the Constitutionality of a South Carolina policy that allowed warrantless and nonconsensual drug testing of women seeking prenatal treatment at a Charleston public hospital.
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Fairness in the CourtsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the constitutionality of a restriction imposed by Congress and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) on the professional activities of groups that receive LSC funding.
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Fairness in the Courts | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether money awarded for lost compensation constitute an element of compensatory, such that it is subject to the Civil Rights Act of 1991's statutory cap on such damages.
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Fairness in the CourtsLGBTQ+ RightsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether the Boy Scouts of America have a constitutional right to revoke the membership of a scout leader for being gay despite state law prohibiting such discrimination in places of public accommodation.
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Fairness in the CourtsRights of Pregnant Women | Child AbuseJoined Amicus Brief: Dermined the legality under Ohio law of prosecuting woman for child abuse for ingesting cocaine during pregnancy that was present in newborn child.
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Fairness in the Courts | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentAuthored Amicus Brief: Concerned sexual harassment charges against a judge and the Nebraska Supreme Court.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsJoined Amicus Brief: Determined whether New York’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims can be tolled due to psychological disability resulting from domestic abuse.