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Meredith v. Muriel K&L Gates

Meredith v. Muriel, Supreme Court of the State of Washington, (2009). Submitted two amicus briefs one on behalf of Legal Momentum and a second on behalf of the National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women in a case in which an abuser appealed the issuance of a protection order containing a prohibition against the abuser communicating with the Department of Homeland Security regarding his wife. One brief (K & L Gates, Pro Bono) provided social science documentation of the harm to vict

NIWAP Library Amicus brief Sep 26, 2023 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Family; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.

Topics

Family-based practice

Forums

BIA

Jurisdictions

National