WLG joins Amicus Brief in Brown v. Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

WLG joins Amicus Brief in Brown v. Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

by | Apr 7, 2022 | Amicus Briefs, Issues, Women's Rights

Women Lawyers on Guard joins Amicus Brief Submitted to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Brown v. Arizona

April 4, 2022 —

Women Lawyers on Guard joined the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and 30 other advocacy organizations in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Brown v. Arizona on Monday, April 4. A short summary is available here, as well as a blog here. 

  

Under Title IX schools should not be allowed to ignore sexual harassment, including sexual assault, dating abuse, and other violence, just because it occurs off-campus.  A very high number of sexual harassment against college students occurs off-campus, and its impact can be significant and harmful on a survivor’s access to education regardless of where they were assaulted. 

  

For more info and/or if you’re interested in sharing the brief, please follow the links below: 

  

Blog: https://nwlc.org/nwlc-files-amicus-brief-supporting-university-of-arizona-student-survivor-of-sex-based-violence/ 

Brief: https://nwlc.org/resource/nwlc-leads-amicus-brief-supporting-off-campus-student-survivors/ 

 

    Women Lawyers On Guard Inc.

    Women Lawyers On Guard Inc. (WLG) is a national, non-profit organization that seeks to harness the power of lawyers and the law to preserve, protect, and defend the democratic values of equality, justice, and opportunity for all.  WLG focuses on securing the equal treatment of women by challenging laws and practices that discriminate against women, including gender-based violence and harassment and attempts to curtail women’s reproductive rights. 

     

    Celebrate Justice Jackson!

    by | Apr 7, 2022 | Issues

    The day we have been waiting for is finally here! Come recognize this momentous occasion: Judge Jackson becoming Justice Jackson!

    Here are some celebratory events-Friday and Saturday-join the party!

    Friday, April 8, 4 PM gather outside the Supreme Court 🎉

    https://bit.ly/38vDRXm

    Saturday, April 9, 12-4 PM for an unveiling of a mural of Justice Jackson and a block party to celebrate:

    14th and S Streets, NW in D.C.

    Hope to see you there-it’s time to celebrate!

    Judiciary Accountability Act: A First Person Account

    by | Apr 6, 2022 | Issues

    While the judiciary may be more educated now about sexual harassment and discrimination in its midst, and have iterated their internal procedures, complaints by employees of the judiciary continue. Congress held hearings in March on the Judiciary Accountability Act, in which witnesses testified about the continued lack of transparency, due process, and unbiased adjudication. It seems ironic that the very branch that dispenses justice can’t get this policy change right for itself.

    Read this first person account of a former clerk who submitted a statement: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/judiciary-accountability-act-harassment-lawsuits.html

    Celebrate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson-Call Your Senators, Urge Swift Confirmation

    by | Feb 25, 2022 | Issues

    Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network:

    Today is a cause for celebration. President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his pick for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. As you are no doubt aware, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman on the Court. Among 115 justices, only 3 have been people of color and only 5 have been women.

    Judge Brown is not just a distinguished jurist, she also comes to this position with a wealth of litigation experience, most significantly as a Federal Public Defender, but also in private practice, and as a clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard University.

    She will be a voice for equal justice under the law – for women- and for all people.

    Here are some joyous statements on her nomination: From the NAACP; from the National Women’s Law Center; and a video from People For the American Way.

    PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND URGE THEM TO SWIFTLY CONFIRM JUDGE JACKSON TO BECOME JUSTICE JACKSON

    Cory Amron, President

    Photo: Claire Anderson, Unsplash