Practice Advisories & Brief Bank
Public immigration practice advisories, sample briefs, template motions, amicus briefs, and government guidance, organized in one searchable index and linked to the original host.
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Jane Doe v. Claire McIntireJane Doe v. Claire McIntire, App. No. 01-P-1013 (Mass.) (August 10, 2001) Amicus brief appealing a denial of TANF benefits to two immigrant women lawfully residing in Massachusetts, the denial was based on six month residence requirement before receiving benefits. One woman was fleeing domestic violence and the other residing with family during pregnancy. (Foley, Hoag & Eliot, Pro Bono) Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Evidence / Procedure; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
BIA
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Jun 18, 2025 | |
Rosen v. Ming Dai and Rosen v. AlcarazRosen v. Ming Dai and Rosen v. Alcaraz (January 11 2021) Supreme Court of the United States. NIWAP assisted Jenner & Block LLP in developing and securing social science support in a brief filed to the Supreme Court of the United States on the question of credible testimony. The brief explained the impact of trauma on memory and ability to testify, other mental health conditions’ impact on memory and credibility, and credibility compared to truth. Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Evidence / Procedure; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Cross-forum
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Oct 26, 2023 | |
Nguyen v. INS, 2000Nguyen v. INS, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 6860 (5th Cir. June 16, 2000) Filed an brief in support of a Petition of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court (2000) in an equal protection clause challenge to a federal immigration law that treats foreign born out-of-wedlock children of citizen mothers differently from similarly situated children of citizen fathers for purposes of obtaining citizenship. (Legal Momentum) Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Evidence / Procedure; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Cross-forum
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Oct 20, 2023 | |
United States v. State of Arizona and Janice K. Brewer GovernorUnited States v. State of Arizona and Janice K. Brewer Governor, United States Court of Appeals for the 9trh Circuit. (2010) Submitted an amicus brief in the 9th Circuit case in support of the United States position that Arizona law SB 1070 unconstitutionally interferes with federal immigration laws designed to help immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes. It undermines federal laws guaranteeing that all persons in the United States have access Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Evidence / Procedure; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library 9th Circuit Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
BIA
Court of appeals
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Oct 2, 2023 | |
Friendly House Et Al., V. Michael B. Whiting Et AlFriendly House Et Al., V. Michael B. Whiting Et Al., United States District Court Arizona, (2010) Recruited by the ACLU, MALDEF, The National Immigration Law Center and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center to organize a women’s perspective amicus in support of plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop implementation of key portions of Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation SB 1070. Legal Momentum also assisted in identifying immigrant victim plaintiff’s for this lawsuit. 83 women’ Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Evidence / Procedure; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Federal district court
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Sep 21, 2023 | |
Gabriel Perez Cruz v. BarrGabriel Perez Cruz v. Barr (2020) U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit. NIWAP assisted the Family Violence Appellate Project in California in developing, securing social science support for and national sign ons from 16 organizations nationally for this 9th Circuit Amicus Brief in which we were represented by Haney and Boone LLP. The brief discussed the mental health impact of domestic violence and coercive control in abusive relationships and perpetrators who coerce their victims into committing c Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Evidence / Procedure; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library 9th Circuit Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
BIA
Court of appeals
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Sep 21, 2023 |