amicus

• “[BE], but the term amicus curiae, literally ` friend of the court, 'is well established in Britain, and the etymological note could be misunderstood. appeal ` noun an act of appealing against something The U.S.”

  Verbatim: VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVI No 1

• “The reality for amicus is that with this short of a window (particularly given both the binding and filing requirements), the amicus brief must be written before the merits brief is filed.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan and Graham

• “An amicus is required to file its brief contemporaneously with the side it is supporting.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan and Graham

• “Consider what dilution might occur in amicus work if it were to be more mercenary in an untenured world.”

  Balkinization

• “Sometimes such briefs, commonly called amicus curiae “friend of the court” briefs, present arguments not in the briefs of the parties; more commonly they are a chance for interested organizations to present their views to the court.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution

• “In its so-called amicus brief, the FTC said nothing Altria is arguing regarding cigarette marketing "preempts state lawsuits such as this.”

  The Wall Street Journal: FTC Counters Altria

• “It was the first filing of so-called amicus briefs at the war court President Bush ordered created in late 2002.”

  Firedoglake » Cutting Through the Malarky

• “This is a much bigger step than becoming an amicus, which is what happens when a non-party just has an opinion about a case, or just has some additional information to offer.”

  Pandas and Part Three - The Panda's Thumb

• “However, he said wanting an amicus was a logical position so all sides were represented.”

  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed

• “Among others to file so called amicus briefs were C-SPAN and the National Association of Broadcasters.”

  BN - Broadcast Newsroom-news

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