Meaning of friend of the court | Babel Free

Definitions

Amicus curiae, a person or organization allowed to argue in court who is not a party to the legal action.

Canada, US

Examples

“He did not know whether Mr. Henry appeared as the friend of the Court, or in behalf of the State.”

“Finally, the two Third Circuit cases cited by the friends of the Court have, as they themselves say, been legislatively overruled.”

“the Union and its affiliates across the nation intervened — through test suits and friend of the court briefs, through educational programs, and through public statements of policy and protest.”

“Thus far, these pronuclear public interest law firms have usually contributed friend-of-the-court briefs to existing litigation, rather than filing suits themselves.”

CEFR level