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Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez鈥檚 constitutional rights.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Eric Rogers
On June 9, 2020, the 老澳门开奖结果 Women's Rights Project and 老澳门开奖结果 of Pennsylvania, along with 25 additional nonprofit organizations, joined an amicus brief led by the Women's Law Project and AEquitas in support of exclusion of a complainant鈥檚 criminal record for prostitution-related offenses as evidence in a sexual assault case. The amicus brief argues that a complainant鈥檚 sexual history with others is irrelevant to proving consent and that permitting evidence of a complainant鈥檚 prior prostitution arrests and convictions would reinforce gender and racial biases.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Eric Rogers
On June 9, 2020, the 老澳门开奖结果 Women's Rights Project and 老澳门开奖结果 of Pennsylvania, along with 25 additional nonprofit organizations, joined an amicus brief led by the Women's Law Project and AEquitas in support of exclusion of a complainant鈥檚 criminal record for prostitution-related offenses as evidence in a sexual assault case. The amicus brief argues that a complainant鈥檚 sexual history with others is irrelevant to proving consent and that permitting evidence of a complainant鈥檚 prior prostitution arrests and convictions would reinforce gender and racial biases.
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Manning v. Hagel, et al.
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of the Nation's Capital, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Kansas and civilian defense counsel David E. Coombs have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chelsea Manning in federal court in the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their failure to provide necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, a condition with which she was originally diagnosed by Army doctors more than four years ago.
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Manning v. Hagel, et al.
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of the Nation's Capital, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Kansas and civilian defense counsel David E. Coombs have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chelsea Manning in federal court in the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their failure to provide necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, a condition with which she was originally diagnosed by Army doctors more than four years ago.
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Body Cavity Searches at Michigan鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Huron Valley Correctional Facility
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Sharps v. Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis
On August 12, 2009 the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a lawsuit against the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA), challenging a policy that bans certain individuals from being on or near public housing property, even to visit their families.
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Sharps v. Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis
On August 12, 2009 the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a lawsuit against the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA), challenging a policy that bans certain individuals from being on or near public housing property, even to visit their families.