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As the court contemplated that case, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, investors, and researchers submitted amicus briefs in support of the FDA.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 8 May 2026
Dennis and Nielson, who’s a signatory on one of the amicus briefs that was filed in support of Broadnax, maintain a database of over 800 cases in which lyrics have been used as evidence.
—A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The conference includes speakers who have filed amicus briefs — filings by people who aren’t part of the case but have a strong interest in its outcome — in favor of the oil industry in several of those cases, as well as at least one lawyer who has represented fossil fuel companies in court.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
Earlier this month, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined an amicus brief urging the court to preserve states’ authority to hear claims about pesticide manufacturers’ lack of warning labels on products.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 8 May 2026
Dennis and Nielson, who’s a signatory on one of the amicus briefs that was filed in support of Broadnax, maintain a database of over 800 cases in which lyrics have been used as evidence.
—A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The conference includes speakers who have filed amicus briefs — filings by people who aren’t part of the case but have a strong interest in its outcome — in favor of the oil industry in several of those cases, as well as at least one lawyer who has represented fossil fuel companies in court.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
Earlier this month, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined an amicus brief urging the court to preserve states’ authority to hear claims about pesticide manufacturers’ lack of warning labels on products.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Amicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amicus. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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