How to Use amicus curiae in a Sentence

amicus curiae

noun
  • The Courant plans to file an amicus curiae, or friend-of-the-court, petition in the appeal.
    Dave Altimari, courant.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • But then again, The Onion is a special kind of amicus curiae.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
  • No fewer than seventeen states that Trump won signed on to what’s known as an amicus curiae brief urging the Court to take Texas’s suit.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The bare-knuckle Google v. Oracle brawl features dozens of outside groups that have written, signed or recruited others to join friend-of-the-court, or amicus curiae, briefs.
    Joe Light, Bloomberg.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Many of these organizations filed amicus curiae briefs with the Supreme Court last month, urging the justices to uphold the Biden initiative.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Led by Oklahoma, 18 states on Monday also filed an amicus curiae brief asking the court to grant Republicans' request for a stay on the state court's order.
    Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2020
  • An unlikely coalition of groups has filed amicus curiae briefs.
    Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2012
  • The amicus curiae, or friend of the court, sits outside the adversarial system that prevails in American courtrooms.
    Zachary Mider, Bloomberg.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Aware of what is at risk here, a host of media organizations from across the entire political spectrum have filed amicus curiae briefs in support of National Review.
    Nr Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The Biden administration and the challengers have filed legal briefs with the court, and dozens of other organizations and individuals have filed amicus curiae briefs.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The amicus curiae brief filed by Brnovich argues Maricopa County's contention that the Legislature lacks the power to issue subpoenas is mistaken.
    Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 30 Dec. 2020
  • In the case, at least eight amicus curiae briefs were filed by or on behalf of prominent conservative and Republican constitutional lawyers, including senior legal officials in the Reagan and both Bush administrations.
    Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 24 Nov. 2022

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