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W.M.V.C.; A.P.V. v. U.S

Amicus Brief in W.M.V.C.; A.P.V. v. U.S. NIWAP filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of W.M.V.C. and her son A.P.V DV who suffered domestic violence and life-threats in a non-consensual relationship. The amicus brief discussed that the same power dynamics that precipitate domestic violence in heterosexual marital relationships apply and are present in same-sex and non-extramarital relationships. It also discussed the that the same factors that make a woman unable to leave an abusive opposite-se

NIWAP Library Amicus brief Sep 21, 2023 Direct PDF available

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

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