Amicus Briefs 

For the past thirty years, She Leads Justice has written and participated in amicus curiae briefs in order to ensure that women’s concerns are heard when laws are enacted or reformed. The following is annotated listing of those briefs related to family, education, civil rights and employment law.

Family Matters

Adoption
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• In re Adoption of Baby Z, 1999
• In re Adoption of CCG and ZCG, 2000
• In re Adoption of RBF and RCF, 2000

Custody/Visitation
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• Ireland v. Ireland, 1998
• State of Connecticut v. Anthony Vakilzaden, 1999
• Troxel v. Granville, 1999
• T.B. v. L.R.M., 2001

Child Support

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• Boris v. Blaisdell, 1985
• Bowen v. Gilliard, 1987

Divorce and Property Distribution – Pension Plans

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• Tirmenstein v. Tirmenstein, 1989
• Adams v. Adams, 1989
• Berrington v. Berrington, 1993
• Krafick v. Krafick, 1995

Equal Education for Girls and Women
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Athletics/Title IX
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• Cohen v. Brown University, 1996
• Klinger v. Department of Corrections, 1997
• Boucher v. Syracuse University, 1999
• Curetan v. NCAA, 1999
• Smith v. NCAA, 2001
• Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, 2000
• Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Association, 2003
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, 2005

 

Sexual Harassment (School)
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• Rowinsky v. Bryan Independent School District, 1996 (school – peer sexual harassment)
• Bruneau v. South Kortright School District, 1998 (school – employer liability)
• Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, 1999 (school – peer harassment)
• Murrell v. School District No. 1, 1999 (school – peer harassment)
• Reed v. Edelwich, 1996 (school – employer liability)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, 1998 (school – employer liability)
• Canty v. Old Rochester Regional School District, 1999 (school – § 1983 + Title IX)
• Gleason v. Board of Trustees of Salem State College, 2000 (school – § 1983 + Title IX)
• Litman v. George Mason University, 2004
• Simpson v. University of Colorado, 2007
• J.K. v. Arizona Board of Regents, 2008

Racial Discrimination

• PICS v. Seattle School District, 2007

Workplace Issues
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Employment Discrimination

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• Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc, 1996
• Bryan County v. Brown, 1997
• Atkinson v. Lafayette, 2006
• Burlington Northern v. White, 2006
• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2007

Sex Discrimination
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• Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte, 1987
• United Auto Workers (UAW) v. Johnson Controls, 1991
• J.E.B. v. Alabama ex. rel. T.B., 1994
• State of Connecticut v. Walker, 1994
• Faulkner v. Jones (the Citadel case), 1995
• United States of America v. Virginia, 1995
• United States of America v. Virginia, 1996
• In re: Union Pacific Railroad Employment Practices Litigation, 2008

Sexual Harassment
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• Newsday, Inc. v. Long Island Typographical Union, No. 915, 1990
• Comments to Proposed Guidelines on Harassment Based on Race, Color, Religion, Gender, National Origin, Age, and Disability, 1993
• Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 1993
• Gary v. Long, 1995
• CHRO ex. rel. Bilodeau v. United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, 1996
• Angelsea Productions v. Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 1996
• Jenson v. Eleventh Taconite Co., 1997
• Keslar v. Bartu, 2000
• Brittell v. State of Connecticut Department of Corrections, 1998
• Oncale v. Sundowner, 1998
• Rocque v. Freedom of Information Commission, 2001
• Pollard v. DuPont, 2001

Discrimination – Pregnancy
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• In re Valerie D., 1992
• Ferguson v. City of Charleston, 2000

Family and Medical Leave Act

• Testimony and Comments to the Advisory Commission on     Intergovernmental Relations Regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act,     1996
• Hibbs v. Nevada Department of Human Resources, 2003

Discrimination
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Discrimination – Language Proficiency

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• Alexander v. Sandoval, 2000

Discrimination – Sexual Orientation
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• Steffan v. Aspin, 1994
• Romer v. Evans, 1996
• Thomas v. Anchorage, 2000
• CHRO/John-Jane Doe, 2000
• Boy Scouts of America v. Wyman, 2003
• Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, 2007

Discrimination – Domestic Violence
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• Freedom of Information Commission v. Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven, Inc., 1998
• Doe v. Doe, 1996
• Culberson v. Doan, 1998
• White v. El Gabri; Bentley v. El Gabri, 1998
• Tsitaridis v. Tsitaridis, 2007

Reproductive Health – Buffer Zones
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• Pro-Choice Network of Western New York v. Schenck, 1995
• Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York, 1997
• United States and Connecticut v. Scott, 1999
• Hill v. Colorado, 2000
• People of the State of New York v. Operation Rescue National, 2001
• McGuire v. Reilly, 2001

Reproductive Health – Other
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• Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 1989
• Hodgson v. Minnesota, 1989
• Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 1989
• Turner v. Ragsdale, 1989
• Rust v. Sullivan together with New York v. Sullivan, 1991
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 1992
• Winters v. Costco, 1995
• Hope v. Perales, 1995
• Letter to EEOC on Contraceptive Coverage, 1999
• Stenberg v. Carhart, 2000
• Bost v. Low-Income Women of Texas, 2002
• Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, 2006

Sexual Assault
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• United States v. Lanier, 1997
• Commonwealth v. Fischer, 1998
• Letter to the FBI regarding the definition of rape for purposes of the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), 2001
• In re Jonathan; Matthew G. v. State of Connecticut, 2002     Top of Page