Legal Advocacy
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
- Boris v. Blaisdell, 1985
- Bowen v. Gilliard, 1987
Divorce and Property Distribution – Pension Plans
- 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
- 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
- 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