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 GirlsJoined Amicus Brief: Wisconsin's multiple laws to prohibit domestic abusers’ access to firearms are not preempted by the federal Communications Decency Act.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsDomestic Violence and ChildrenAuthored Amicus Brief: Concerned the custody of the infant child after a domestic violence dispute between the parents.
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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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Violence Against Women and GirlsDomestic Violence and Children | Parental RightsJoined Amicus Brief: Concerned child custody given the father despite his proven violent behaviors.
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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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Violence Against Women and Girls | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentImmigrationAuthored Amicus Brief: Concerning an appeal seeking to enforce the confidentiality protections available under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for individuals who apply for U-visas and T-visas.
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Violence Against Women and Girls | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentPublic Benefits and Poverty | Racial JusticeAuthored Amicus Brief: This brief focuses on two forms of housing discrimination: race discrimination in subprime mortgage lending and sex discrimination against victims of domestic and sexual violence.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsPublic Benefits and PovertyJoined Amicus Brief: Concerning the Chicago Housing Authority's decision to terminate a Housing Choice Section 8 Voucher without consideration of the applicability of the Violence Against Women Act.
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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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Violence Against Women and GirlsAuthored Amicus Brief: Supreme Court case concerning whether a gun trafficker who abused the mother of his child should be able to legally buy guns
