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 GirlsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the right to sue for civil rights remedies under VAWA and the power of Congress to enact VAWA. The decision was overruled, in part, by the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Morrison.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsVAWA Civil Rights RemedyAuthored Amicus Brief: Addressed the Constitutionality of the Violence Against Women Act civil rights remedy.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined whether municipalities can be held liable for hiring employees who injure someone.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsAuthored Amicus Brief: Concerned the right to sue for civil remedies under VAWA and the constitutional power of Congress to enact VAWA.
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Violence Against Women and Girls | Workplace Equality and Economic EmpowermentAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the right to unemployment benefits when a woman is forced to quit job due to domestic violence.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsAuthored Amicus Brief: Prosecuting a stalker under VAWA for violating a restraining order against him and crossing state lines to access his victim.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsChild AbuseAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the use of the discovery rule to extend the statute of limitations in childhood incest cases.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsChild AbuseAuthored Amicus Brief: Determined the statute of limitations on sexual abuse tort and discovery rule due to childhood trauma in Ohio.
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Fairness in the Courts | Violence Against Women and GirlsChild AbuseJoined Amicus Brief: Determined the statute of limitations for torts based on sexual abuse in Montana.
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Violence Against Women and GirlsChild Abuse | Parental RightsAuthored Amicus Brief: Concerned the application of the doctrine of parental tort immunity in the case of incest.