Amicus
We put our mission into action by participating as an
amicus curiae on legal cases. The NAWL Amicus Committee reviews opportunities to add amicus support in cases of interest to NAWL members. The Committee reviews amicus briefs drafted by other organizations and, occasionally, drafts its own. NAWL has provided amicus support on issues including enforcing Title IX, workplace harassment and employment discrimination, reproductive care, and gender-based violence.
NAWL Amicus Priority Issues
Equal Rights Amendment
Gender-Based Violence
LGBTQ+ Rights
Pay Equity
Racial Equity & Justice
Reproductive Justice
Workplace Justice
Voting Rights
Recent Briefs
Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President
Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic
Local 8027 v. Edelblut
Nelson v. Bridgers
MARCH 29, 2021: NAWL has joined the National Women’s Law Center, their law firm partner Linklaters LLP, and 30 other organizations including the Women’s Law Project, in filing an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Nicole Chase, a 27-year-old single mother and restaurant worker who was sexually assaulted by the restaurant’s owner. Our brief highlights the ways gender bias by law enforcement, including reliance on harmful sex-based stereotypes, not only leads to failures in sexual assault investigations but also compounds the trauma of sexual assault for survivors. The brief also discusses how gender bias in law enforcement’s response to sexual assault – as was clearly evidenced by the police in this case – may violate the Constitution’s protections against sex discrimination.
Frequently Asked Questions
Committee Leadership
Co-Chair
Margaret B. Drew
University of Massachusetts
School of Law
Dartmouth, MA
Co-Chair
Caroline Rule
Kostelanetz LLP
New York, NY
