To support important or novel cases, counsel should seek amicus briefs from groups or experts. Amicus motions require court approval early, and most are granted. Effective briefs add valuable legal or ...

Notre Dame professor Amy Hsin aided in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on the effects of ending birthright ...

As the U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2022-2023 term on Oct. 3, an interesting brief caught the attention of lawyers, journalists and social media users alike. The Onion, a satirical news site ...

On February 17, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an amicus curiae brief in the Ninth Circuit supporting North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc., d/b/a Crypto.com ...

Biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed an amicus curiae brief at the Federal Circuit in support of the appeal by Junior Party the University of California/Berkeley, the University ...

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Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within ...

The Onion filed a brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of a man arrested for writing parody Facebook posts mocking his local police department, and it’s just as epic as you ...

This study examines the use of amicus curiae briefs in state courts of last resort. Key findings are that use of amicus varies greatly among states, with the majority of filings occurring in a small ...

"The proposal may … significantly increase the rate of amicus denials, thereby chilling amicus curiae filings," Seattle personal injury attorney Maria S. Diamond wrote. "This unintended consequence ...

Today, nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs’ motions for preliminary injunction in League of United Latin American ...

A “friend of the court” or amicus, brief is filed by someone not a direct party to the case, but who has an interest in its outcome. These briefs seek to supplement the merits briefs by offering the ...