amicus

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So that means the court will decide if the amicus will be accepted or not.

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  • Most recently we filed an *amicus curiae* brief in the case of *Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al.
  • As demonstrated by amicus groups, other equally sincere groups and people in Iowa and around the nation have strong religious views that yield the opposite conclusion. —  KELOLAND.COM: News, Weather and Sports
  • In papers lodged in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, Magistrate Ashin Singh has applied to be admitted as an amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the Zuma case. —  Mail & Guardian Online
  • We are pleased to have joined an amicus brief in the case,
  • Carmen said that Barbara Jones for AARP, also filed an amicus ( "friend of the court") brief in support of the lawsuit by the Medicaid Defense Fund when the case went before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. —  California Progress Report
 

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