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