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Womens Rights : General : Legal Documents

Medina v. County of San Bernardino - Order Denying Motion to Dismiss (02/25/2008)

Medina v. County of San Bernardino - Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (02/11/2008)

ACLU Complaint in Jones v. Hayman (12/12/2007)

ACLU Complaint in Medina v. County of San Bernardino (12/06/2007)

Caldero Intervenors’ Post August 20, 2007 Evidentiary Hearing Brief in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (09/14/2007)

Judgment on Motion for Reconsideration in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (04/25/2007)

Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff-Appellees Alliance for Open Society International, et al. v. U.S. Agency for International Development (12/21/2006)
Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff-Appellees Alliance for Open Society International, et al. v. U.S. Agency for International Development

Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee in DKT International, Inc. v. United States Agency for International Development (11/14/2006)
The ACLU and other groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia emphasizing the damaging impact the global AIDS gag policy would have on public health worldwide. The groups also argue that the policy violates the free speech rights of U.S. organizations by restricting use of their private funds.

Summary Judgment Decision in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (09/11/2006)

Petition Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Jessica Gonzales (12/23/2005)
A petition to the honorable members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States, alleging violations of the human rights of Jessica Gonzales by the United States of America and the State of Colorado, with request for an investigation and hearing on the merits by counsel for the petitioner, under the provisions of Article 23 of the Commission's Regulations, on behalf of Jessica Gonzales, a United States citizen.

Amicus Brief in DKT International, Inc. v. United States Agency For International Development, et al. (11/15/2005)

Amicus Brief in Alliance For Open Society International, Inc., et al. v. United States Agency For International Development, et al. (11/09/2005)
The imperatives of PEPFAR and the AIDS Leadership Act are placed in jeopardy by USAID's requirement that public health organizations and other groups that receive funding under the AIDS Leadership Act must adopt a written policy ""explicitly opposing prostitution and sex trafficking.""

Caldero Intervenors' Reply Memo in Support of the Caldero Intervenors’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (04/29/2005)
Caldero Intervenors' Reply Memo of Law in Opposition to the Objector-Intervenors' Objections to Approval of the Settlement Agreement and in Support of the Caldero Intervenors' Motion for Partial Summary Judgement

Caldero Intervenors' Memo in Support of the Caldero Intervenors' Motion for Partial Summary Judgement in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (12/23/2004)
The Caldero Intervenors' Memo of Law in Opposition to the Objector-Intervenors' Objections to Approval of the Settlement Agreement and in Support of the Caldero Intervenors' Motion for Partial Summary Judgement

ACLU Complaint in Chere v. Taye (12/21/2004)

Declaration of Martha Chellemi in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (10/23/2002)

Answer in Intervention in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (10/23/2002)

Declaration of Charmaine DiDonato in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (10/23/2002)

Declaration of Andrew Clement in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (10/23/2002)

Complaint in U.S. v. New York City Board of Education (10/23/2002)

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