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Amicus Briefs

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That's the title of commentary in the current National Law Journal of "friend of the court" briefs.  It's written by appellate specialist Aaron Bayer.  LINKAmicus curiae briefs have become a prominent feature of virtually every U.S. Supreme Court case and the subject of considerable scholarly attention. The rules, trends and practices concerning amicus briefs in the federal circuits are more varied and controversial. ? U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Rule 37 provides that an amicus brief that does not "bring[] to the attention of the Court relevant matter not already brought to its attention by the parties . . . burdens the Court, and its filing is not favored." In reality, however, the court "allow[s] essentially unlimited amicus participation...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 25, 2008 (boomark / email).