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133 Women's Rights Cases

Woman Behind Shutters
Pennsylvania
Jul 2019

Women's Rights

E.D. v. Sharkey

On October 30, 2018, the 桃子视频Women鈥檚 Rights Project, 桃子视频National Prison Project, 桃子视频of Pennsylvania, the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, Futures Without Violence, Just Detention International, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Tahirih Justice Center, and the Women鈥檚 Law Project submitted an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit supporting an immigrant detainee, E.D., who was fleeing domestic violence and sexual assault in Honduras with her son.
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Pennsylvania
Jul 2019
Woman Behind Shutters

Women's Rights

E.D. v. Sharkey

On October 30, 2018, the 桃子视频Women鈥檚 Rights Project, 桃子视频National Prison Project, 桃子视频of Pennsylvania, the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, Futures Without Violence, Just Detention International, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Tahirih Justice Center, and the Women鈥檚 Law Project submitted an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit supporting an immigrant detainee, E.D., who was fleeing domestic violence and sexual assault in Honduras with her son.
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eviction
Court Case
May 2019

Women's Rights

Boston Housing Authority v. Y.A.

In December of 2018, 桃子视频Women鈥檚 Rights Project and the 桃子视频of Massachusetts filed an amicus brief at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court supporting a domestic violence survivor who asserted the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as a defense to her eviction for nonpayment of rent that directly resulted from physical, emotional, and economic abuse. VAWA prohibits covered housing providers, like Boston Housing Authority, from evicting or otherwise discriminating against survivors of domestic violence for reasons caused by their abuse.
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Court Case
May 2019
eviction

Women's Rights

Boston Housing Authority v. Y.A.

In December of 2018, 桃子视频Women鈥檚 Rights Project and the 桃子视频of Massachusetts filed an amicus brief at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court supporting a domestic violence survivor who asserted the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as a defense to her eviction for nonpayment of rent that directly resulted from physical, emotional, and economic abuse. VAWA prohibits covered housing providers, like Boston Housing Authority, from evicting or otherwise discriminating against survivors of domestic violence for reasons caused by their abuse.
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Curto v. A Country Place Condominium Association
New Jersey
Apr 2019

Women's Rights

Curto v. A Country Place Condominium Association

On June 7, 2018, the Women's Rights Project, the Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, the 桃子视频of New Jersey, and Powell & Rom谩n, LLC filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of Marie Curto, Steve Lusardi, and Diana Lusardi, who faced fines for using their condominium鈥檚 pool contrary to the condominium association鈥檚 sex-segregated swimming pool hours. The condominium association鈥檚 policy limits when residents may use a communal swimming pool based explicitly and exclusively on the residents鈥 gender, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The district court upheld the explicitly sex-segregated schedule. On appeal, the Third Circuit reversed the district court's decision.
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New Jersey
Apr 2019
Curto v. A Country Place Condominium Association

Women's Rights

Curto v. A Country Place Condominium Association

On June 7, 2018, the Women's Rights Project, the Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, the 桃子视频of New Jersey, and Powell & Rom谩n, LLC filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of Marie Curto, Steve Lusardi, and Diana Lusardi, who faced fines for using their condominium鈥檚 pool contrary to the condominium association鈥檚 sex-segregated swimming pool hours. The condominium association鈥檚 policy limits when residents may use a communal swimming pool based explicitly and exclusively on the residents鈥 gender, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The district court upheld the explicitly sex-segregated schedule. On appeal, the Third Circuit reversed the district court's decision.
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Woman Behind Shutters
Court Case
Jan 2019

Women's Rights

Immigrants' Rights

Grace v. Barr

The 桃子视频, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, the 桃子视频of Texas, and the 桃子视频of D.C. filed a federal lawsuit in August 2018 challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 gutting of asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.
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Court Case
Jan 2019
Woman Behind Shutters

Women's Rights

Immigrants' Rights

Grace v. Barr

The 桃子视频, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, the 桃子视频of Texas, and the 桃子视频of D.C. filed a federal lawsuit in August 2018 challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 gutting of asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.
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Clinton Stanley
Court Case
Dec 2018

Women's Rights

Florida Department of Education Complaint on Behalf of Clinton Stanley Jr.

On November 29th, WRP, ACLU-FL, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed a complaint on behalf of Clinton Stanley, Jr., a six-year-old African American boy, and his parents, Clinton Stanley Sr. and Shulonda Rhodes with the Florida Department of Education alleging illegal racial discrimination by A Book鈥檚 Christian Academy (鈥淎 Book鈥檚鈥) in Apopka, Florida.
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Court Case
Dec 2018
Clinton Stanley

Women's Rights

Florida Department of Education Complaint on Behalf of Clinton Stanley Jr.

On November 29th, WRP, ACLU-FL, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed a complaint on behalf of Clinton Stanley, Jr., a six-year-old African American boy, and his parents, Clinton Stanley Sr. and Shulonda Rhodes with the Florida Department of Education alleging illegal racial discrimination by A Book鈥檚 Christian Academy (鈥淎 Book鈥檚鈥) in Apopka, Florida.
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