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In re Rockefeller

Supreme Court Monroe County, Index No. 2006-6988 (direct). This concerns the case of a transgender individual who was denied a name change petition, in violation of his civil and privacy rights.

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In re McCusker v. St. Rose of Lima Parish School, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

EEOC (direct). This case involves a private Catholic school's decision to fire a teacher because she was pregnant. This case has been resolved.

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Long Island Gynecological Services v. Murphy

748 N.Y.S.2d 776 N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., 2002 (direct) This case involves protecting a clinic against anti-choice trespassers, ending years of an unfair, judge-imposed religious exemption from the trespass law.

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People v. Gilligan

Glens Falls City Court, Warren County, Index No. 2003-1192, removed to Supreme Court, Warren County, Index No. 5456 (amicus). This case involves the arrest and prosecution of pregnant alcohol-dependent women on charges of endangering the welfare of a minor.

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Brighton Residents Against Violence to Children, Inc. v. Wortman

App. Div.; 4th Dept. Docket No. CA-02-00134, 00135 (amicus). This case involves the misuse of local zoning laws to prevent a doctor from providing abortion services. In October 2001, anti-choice activists in Brighton, NY obtained a decision from a local judge reversing the town’s zoning approvals for the office of Dr. Morris Wortman. The judge ruled that because Dr. Wortman provides abortions, his office should not have been approved under the local zoning laws as a "medical office." The Town of Brighton appealed.

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A.N. v. Grand Island Central Schools et al./A.N. v. Catholic Charities of Buffalo et al.

W.D.N.Y. 03 Civ. 0561 C(SR) (direct). This case highlights the importance of ensuring that government funds do not support programs that discriminate against their employees, particularly in light of recent discussions of expanding federal government support of "faith-based initiatives."

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Doe and Roe v. Reid

S.D.N.Y., Index No. 03 Civ. 4036 (HB) (direct). This case involves the constitutionally-protected right of school children to be free from unwarranted and coerced medical examinations.

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National Abortion Federation v. Gonzalez

U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir., Index No. 04-5201-cv) (direct). This case concerns whether a federal law banning many late-term abortions is unconstitutional because it is unconstitutionally vague and fails to include an exception for a woman's health.

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Nicholson v. Williams

U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir., No. 2, 171 (amicus). This case involves the parental rights of mothers who are victims of domestic violence.

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Matter of Bobbijean P.

Family Court, Monroe County, Docket No. NN-03626-03 (amicus). This case involves a challenge to a Family Court decision prohibiting a homeless woman from becoming pregnant again.

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