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NASW participates in legal action
where critical social policy, social justice, or professional
social work issues are at stake, as part of its mission
to enhance the effective functioning and well-being of individuals,
families, and communities through advocacy .
This year, NASW filed
nine "friend of the court" ( amicus ) briefs, listed below,
effectively participating in cases of vital importance to social
workers and those they serve:
Gratz v. Bollinger
& Grutter v. Bollinger, United States Supreme Court,
2003—Brief filed in support of University of Michigan's use
of affirmative action principles in law and undergraduate admissions
Wiggins v. Smith,
United States Supreme Court, 2003—Brief filed in
support of Maryland man sentenced to death whose attorney failed
to present a psychosocial evaluation
Lawrence &
Garner v. State of Texas, United States Supreme Court,
2003—Brief filed in favor of striking down Texas same sex
sodomy law as unconstitutional
Overton v. Bazetta,
United States Supreme Court, 2003—Brief filed in
favor of repealing Michigan Department of Corrections limits on
rights of children to visit parents and close relatives in prison
City of Chicago
v. Beretta USA Corporation, Illinois Appellate Court, 2003—Brief
filed in support of City of Chicago claim that gun manufacturer's
sales and marketing practices constituted a public nuisance
Sharon S. v. Superior
Court of San Diego County, California Supreme Court, 2002—Brief
filed in support of lesbian second parent adoption in California
Jegley v. Picado,
Arkansas Supreme Court, 2002—Brief filed in favor
of striking down Arkansas same-sex sodomy law as unconstitutional
In re Bonfield,
Ohio Supreme Court, 2002—Brief filed in support of
lesbian couple to create equal-parenting rights for their children
In re Maloney, Ohio Supreme
Court, 2002—Brief filed in support of a transgendered woman's
right to change her first name
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