Amicus Curiae Brief EEOC v Koch Foods (October 22, 2015).
Amicus Curiae Brief of Legal Momentum, Sanctuary for Families, and NIWAP (2012).
Sample Amicus Curiae Brief VAWA Confidentiality and Family Court Discovery (2011).
Koch Foods of Mississippi – 5th Cir (September 27, 2016) Koch Foods of Mississippi – 5th Cir ( February 27, 2017)
Diaz Silvas v Horning Brothers Order Granting Protective Order (May 14, 2018).
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v SOL Mexican Grill LLC (June 11, 2019).
VAWA Confidentiality and Immigration Protective Order Cases
U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors (August 30, 2021) (includes Q&A on Discovery).
U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers (June 17, 2021).
Court Rulings Confirm Federal VAWA Confidentiality Protections Bar Discovery of VAWA Confidentiality Protected Information in State Family Court Proceedings (June 17, 2014).
Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law (July 24, 2017).
VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information (July 24, 2017).
Discovery and Use of Immigration Protected Information in Court Checklist (2019).
VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Cases (October 18, 2022).
Quick Reference Guide for Judges: VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Related Case Law (October 25, 2022).
How to Argue or Rule on VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Discovery Involving Immigrant Survivors (October 13, 2022).
It is also available an up-to-date VAWA confidentiality case law and DHS policies. It includes best practice guides for anticipating, preparing for, and addressing VAWA confidentiality discovery issues to promote victim safety and offender accountability. This resource page is tailored to assist courts, prosecutors, and attorneys on how to respond when offenders seek to discover VAWA confidentiality-protected information in criminal, family, and civil court cases. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) confidentiality offers federal immigration law protections enacted to prevent perpetrators from learning about, interfering with, and obtaining information contained in survivors’ victim-based applications for immigration relief (VAWA, Battered Spouse Waiver, U and T visa cases).