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Court Case
Mar 29, 2021
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  • Women's Rights

Chase v Penney (amicus brief)

When police disbelieve, shame, and punish sexual assault survivors for coming forward, it not only contributes to stigma and trauma around sexual assault – it also violates the Constitution’s protections against discrimination on the basis of sex.
Court Case
Aug 13, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal System

Williams v Murphy (amicus brief)

The ACLU of Connecticut filed a friend of the court brief arguing that federal law forbids Connecticut from discounting a prison abuse judgment against one of its employees even if the judgment has no punitive damages within it.